Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 56 | 65 | 167 | 256 | 206 | 187 | 180 | 92 | 116 | 282 | 372 | 734 | 1569 | 1677 | 1275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:40AM5.72m | 5:55PM6.12m | 6:12AM6.07m | 6:27PM6.44m | 6:44AM6.33m | 7:00PM6.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM1.03m | 11:54AM0.90m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:27PM0.58m | 00:48AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 180 | 92 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | W 8 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | W 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 19 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 2 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 56 | 65 | 167 | 256 | 206 | 187 | — | 46 | 116 | 282 | 372 | 734 | 1569 | 1677 | 1275 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 385 | 385 | 205 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 201 | 217 | 145 | 400 | 291 | 5 | 217 | 545 | 382 | 257 | 218 | 270 | 289 | 238 |
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