Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37PM5.73m | 11:02AM5.33m | 11:26PM5.27m | 11:54AM4.98m | 00:23AM4.88m | 12:56PM4.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM1.29m | 5:19PM1.53m | 5:49AM1.68m | 6:13PM1.88m | 6:45AM2.00m | 7:18PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 386 | 385 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 778 | 37 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 247 | 392 | 397 | 563 | 532 | 518 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
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