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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 Thursday 30 Apr 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Penhale today?
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | |
85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 121 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:30PM6.09m | 5:46AM6.19m | 6:03PM6.23m | 6:19AM6.23m | 6:36PM6.27m | 6:53AM6.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.71m | 11:48PM0.71m | 12:04PM0.63m | 00:20AM0.63m | 12:35PM0.63m | 00:52AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | 8:42 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
 kJ | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 121 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 204 | 204 | 201 | 206 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 217 |
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