Penhale surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Penhale today?

The current surf forecast for Penhale at 1PM is: 4.5m 19s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)16ft (5.0m)20s
Afternoon (18 Dec)15ft (4.5m)19s
Evening (18 Dec)15ft (4.5m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
WNW
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)201919181818171716161615151414131313121212131716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17393152231415711843112061047810378100779844952780726143500439663657318636064262303530002947274773956997
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
0
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
5.50
4:31AM
5.69
4:51PM
5.66
5:09AM
5.86
5:27PM
5.76
5:45AM
5.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.32
10:29PM
1.24
10:51AM
1.13
11:06PM
1.09
11:29AM
1.00
11:43PM
0.98
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise8:15-------8:15-------8:17-------
Sunset--4:16-------4:16-------4:17-----
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
27---------------221----
Temp. °C10910111010101010101010101010101010989888
Feels °C (?)863322223345532001545474
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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