Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
13
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
2
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1783
1607
1218
1013
1098
980
955
700
639
579
631
632
594
595
573
329
254
177
140
103
80
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:50PM4.93m
3:30AM4.98m
3:58PM5.42m
4:29AM5.45m
4:50PM5.93m
Low Tide
8:46AM1.73m
9:30PM1.39m
9:58AM1.29m
10:32PM0.90m
10:52AM0.81m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:49
 mm
1
4
6
9
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
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