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Penhale Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Penhale today?
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
23 | 50 | 43 | 103 | 213 | 268 | 247 | 233 | 372 | 1092 | 1025 | 976 | 1271 | 425 | 411 | 1079 | 804 | 595 | 505 | 449 | 375 | 128 | 254 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:40PM6.71m | 6:03AM6.80m | 6:25PM6.87m | 6:49AM6.82m | 7:11PM6.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.20m | 11:59PM0.13m | 12:22PM0.08m | 00:46AM0.02m | 1:08PM0.12m | 1:34AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 10 |
 kJ | 18 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 233 | 372 | 1092 | 1025 | — | — | 425 | 411 | 1079 | 804 | 595 | 505 | 449 | 375 | 128 | 5 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 81 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SW 13 | WNW 15 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 21 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 50 | 43 | 103 | 213 | 268 | 247 | 225 | 203 | — | — | 976 | 1271 | 361 | 315 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 94 | 254 | 204 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 491 | 494 | 496 | 217 | 230 | 99 | 57 | 230 | 495 | 50 | 50 | 260 | 217 | 140 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 260 | 214 | 491 | 491 |
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