Climbing Forecast Cornwall Sennen (Pedn-men-du)

CORNWALL · GRANITE · tidal

Sennen (Pedn-men-du) climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp17°C
Wind31 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity85.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Windy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
Strong onshore wind — sea spray may wet the rock
High humidity (85.1%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 85.1% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Windy — 31 km/h, gusts 47 km/h. Take care on exposed routes

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 6 September
Caution
Temp20°C
Raindry
Wind26 km/h
Gusts47 km/h
Humidity84%
No recent rainWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 31 85.1%
07:00 18° dry 29 86.7%
08:00 18° dry 27 88.6%
09:00 18° dry 27 86.5%
10:00 19° dry 30 83.5%
11:00 19° dry 31 79.3%
12:00 20° dry 29 80.5%
13:00 20° dry 26 80.2%
14:00 20° dry 23 84.1%
15:00 20° dry 21 87.2%
16:00 20° dry 19 90%
17:00 19° dry 19 91.7%
18:00 19° dry 17 93.5%
19:00 19° dry 18 96.3%
20:00 19° dry 19 97.4%
21:00 19° dry 20 95.8%
Mon Monday 7 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain2mm
Wind27 km/h
Gusts
Humidity74%
1.8mm rain forecastWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 17° dry 26 78.5%
07:00 17° dry 26 80%
08:00 17° dry 21 77.6%
09:00 17° dry 21 76.4%
10:00 17° dry 20 78%
11:00 18° 0.1mm 19 75.9%
12:00 18° 0.2mm 25 73.6%
13:00 18° dry 27 72.6%
14:00 18° 0.1mm 28 71.9%
15:00 18° dry 32 72.1%
16:00 17° dry 35 71.3%
17:00 17° dry 37 72.4%
18:00 17° dry 40 72.1%
19:00 17° dry 40 77%
20:00 17° 0.3mm 43 79.2%
21:00 17° 0.2mm 43 78.9%
Tue Tuesday 8 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain2mm
Wind30 km/h
Gusts
Humidity68%
2.2mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 30 74.5%
07:00 16° dry 30 73%
08:00 16° dry 26 65.8%
09:00 17° 0.1mm 30 63.9%
10:00 17° 0.2mm 29 70.8%
11:00 17° 0.1mm 29 69.9%
12:00 17° dry 30 63.6%
13:00 17° dry 30 65.2%
14:00 17° 0.2mm 30 67.2%
15:00 16° 0.2mm 30 68.6%
16:00 16° dry 31 67.8%
17:00 16° dry 33 67.3%
18:00 16° dry 35 68.9%
Wed Wednesday 9 September
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 27 73.1%
12:00 16° dry 19 71.7%
18:00 16° dry 16 76.3%
Thu Thursday 10 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain1mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts
Humidity88%
1mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 km/hHumidity 88% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.2mm 25 84.5%
12:00 18° 0.1mm 28 88.1%
18:00 18° dry 20 86.8%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind24 km/h
Gusts
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 16° dry 29 88.5%
12:00 17° dry 24 80.6%
18:00 16° dry 22 71.6%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain1mm
Wind22 km/h
Gusts
Humidity70%
1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 15° dry 5 69.1%
12:00 17° 0.3mm 22 69.5%
18:00 18° 0.8mm 28 87.7%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.6mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts
Humidity82%
0.6mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 18° dry 23 92%
12:00 18° 0.2mm 28 82.4%
18:00 18° dry 23 92.8%
Tidal access
Virtually non-tidal. Only the Black Zawn is sea-washed at high water. Easy walk-in from car park.

About Sennen (Pedn-men-du)

Superb west-facing granite near Land's End. Smooth but very grippy granite. Quick drying in any breeze. Sun from early afternoon. Excellent across all grades.

Region
Cornwall
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
20m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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