Surf Forecasts:
Mounts Bay (Penzance) surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, W swell with 465 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mounts Bay (Penzance) this week:
The surf forecast for Mounts Bay (Penzance) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mounts Bay (Penzance) in the next 16 days are 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 5th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mounts Bay (Penzance) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 208 | 211 | 168 | 298 | 383 | 239 | 235 | 136 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 64 | 58 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35PM5.27m | 8:53AM4.99m | 9:13PM5.13m | 9:34AM4.87m | 9:58PM4.94m | 10:24AM4.69m | 10:55PM4.68m | 11:29AM4.50m | 00:13AM4.46m | 12:58PM4.42m | 1:48AM4.43m | 2:30PM4.60m | 3:10AM4.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM1.17m | 3:35PM1.31m | 3:59AM1.33m | 4:17PM1.48m | 4:44AM1.54m | 5:08PM1.69m | 5:41AM1.76m | 6:18PM1.87m | 6:57AM1.90m | 7:45PM1.89m | 8:23AM1.85m | 9:11PM1.68m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | E 6 | WSW 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 64 | 58 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 6 | N 4 | N 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 208 | 211 | 168 | 298 | 383 | 239 | 235 | 136 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 208 | 275 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 399 | 216 | 10 | 396 | 410 | 193 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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