Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Penhors today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Penhors at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Penhors. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
606 | 611 | 659 | 493 | 560 | 645 | 757 | 825 | 860 | 800 | 784 | 727 | 671 | 591 | 502 | 415 | 405 | 439 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:51PM3.21m | 10:14AM3.11m | 10:43PM2.90m | 11:19AM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM1.08m | 4:18AM1.26m | 4:51PM1.39m | 5:19AM1.53m | 6:08PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
10 | 9 | 659 | 8 | 560 | 645 | 757 | 8 | 8 | 800 | 784 | 727 | 671 | 591 | 502 | 415 | 7 | 324 | 274 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
— | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — |
606 | 611 | 547 | 493 | — | — | — | 825 | 860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 405 | 439 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 617 | 367 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 313 | 313 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 82 | 61 | 6 |
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