Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 870 | 733 | 626 | 627 | 614 | 667 | 684 | 874 | 718 | 647 | 550 | 415 | 326 | 255 | 190 | 151 | 110 | 103 | 76 | 73 | 90 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36AM5.17m | 11:10PM4.93m | 11:46AM4.80m | 00:33AM4.60m | 1:19PM4.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM1.28m | 4:57PM1.45m | 5:33AM1.69m | 6:21PM1.77m | 7:08AM1.90m | 8:05PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 684 | 874 | 718 | 647 | 550 | 415 | 326 | 255 | 190 | 151 | 110 | 103 | 76 | 73 | 90 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 4 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 711 | 870 | 733 | 626 | 627 | 614 | 667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 21 | 15 | 9 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 163 | 172 | 762 | 214 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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