Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.39° N 5.15° W

Penhale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Penhale sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.8° 

Penhale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Penhale today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.9
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
46
45
57
55
58
57
57
143
138
141
147
108
98
96
71
259
408
402
312
237
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:17PM4.96m
2:09AM4.86m
2:43PM5.27m
3:22AM5.26m
3:45PM5.73m
Low Tide
7:10AM2.03m
8:07PM1.77m
8:40AM1.78m
9:22PM1.38m
9:45AM1.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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7:28
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Temp °C
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
17
18
16
15
15
14
9
5
5
4
6
6
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