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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 am Sunday 17 May 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Penhale today?
The current surf forecast for Penhale at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Penhale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
240 | 219 | 233 | 372 | 980 | 1025 | 976 | 1175 | 1494 | 434 | 403 | 894 | 682 | 514 | 442 | 375 | 284 | 186 | 223 | 330 | 426 | 533 | 560 | 660 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:03AM6.80m | 6:25PM6.87m | 6:49AM6.82m | 7:11PM6.87m | 7:36AM6.65m | 7:59PM6.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.13m | 12:22PM0.08m | 00:46AM0.02m | 1:08PM0.12m | 1:34AM0.08m | 1:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 17 |
 kJ | 58 | 49 | 233 | 372 | 980 | 1025 | — | — | — | 411 | 343 | 894 | 682 | 514 | 442 | 375 | 284 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 81 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 19 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 240 | 219 | 218 | 181 | — | — | 976 | 1175 | 1494 | 434 | 403 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 186 | 223 | 330 | 426 | 533 | 560 | 660 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 99 | 50 | 230 | 496 | 513 | 399 | 259 | 252 | 217 | 136 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 502 | 495 | 502 | 561 | 496 | 291 | 217 |
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