Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 4AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 613 | 882 | 900 | 815 | 748 | 669 | 516 | 551 | 520 | 206 | 388 | 518 | 496 | 562 | 660 | 807 | 878 | 331 | 1240 | 1092 | 912 | 933 | 312 | 453 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54AM5.95m | 9:13PM5.69m | 9:30AM5.49m | 9:51PM5.16m | 10:10AM5.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.85m | 3:07PM1.01m | 3:22AM1.30m | 3:42PM1.48m | 3:59AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | N 5 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 613 | 882 | 900 | 815 | 748 | 669 | 516 | 8 | 5 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 331 | 1240 | 1092 | 4 | 3 | 150 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 22 | — | 42 | 48 | 37 | 27 | — | 551 | 520 | 206 | 388 | 518 | 496 | 562 | 660 | 807 | 878 | 219 | — | — | 912 | 933 | 312 | 453 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 38 | 38 | 99 | 230 | 99 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 559 | 297 | 230 | 99 | 145 | 50 | 50 | 214 | 230 | 238 | 238 | 217 |
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