Sennen Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.08° N 5.70° W

Sennen Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sennen Cove sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.3° 

Sennen Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sennen Cove today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sennen Cove at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
145
160
165
165
170
157
198
210
252
383
409
426
487
567
542
688
867
981
972
844
773
655
528
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:03AM4.78m
9:23PM4.68m
9:44AM4.42m
10:06PM4.24m
10:30AM4.04m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.65m
3:31PM0.84m
3:53AM1.03m
4:11PM1.21m
4:34AM1.41m
4:59PM1.57m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
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8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
14
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
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