Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhale today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 7PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 53 | 75 | 160 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:56PM4.72m | 1:30AM4.63m | 2:08PM4.63m | 2:43AM4.60m | 3:17PM4.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM2.13m | 7:54AM2.18m | 8:34PM2.18m | 9:07AM2.15m | 9:44PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | 30 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 53 | 75 | 160 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 778 | 754 | 18 | 495 | 495 | 416 | 416 | 547 | 1561 | 756 | 402 | 758 | 760 | 785 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 409 | |
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