Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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Penhale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Penhale sea temperature is
10.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Penhale today?

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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2
!
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!
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3
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)161616151515151514141413131312121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4347396035554204549560576079533045553645304823762117173912901005792556459389319252242196
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
5.09
3:56PM
5.15
4:17AM
5.43
4:38PM
5.45
4:57AM
5.76
5:15PM
5.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
1.66
10:15PM
1.52
10:40AM
1.34
10:56PM
1.21
11:19AM
1.04
11:32PM
0.93
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--8:14-------8:12-------8:11-----
Sunset----4:45-------4:46-------4:49---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888109888777101099887788888
Feels °C (?)232333443325655454366677
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