Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
118
118
116
116
116
114
104
102
102
104
110
91
86
86
83
125
62
83
81
56
51
33
28
Wind (km/h)
50
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
SE
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:08AM5.77m
5:28PM5.79m
5:44AM5.89m
6:01PM5.92m
6:17AM5.92m
6:34PM5.96m
Low Tide
11:12PM0.82m
11:31AM0.66m
11:47PM0.66m
12:03PM0.59m
00:19AM0.58m
12:34PM0.59m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:00
5:58
5:56
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8:37
8:39
8:40
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
11
2
3
2
4
5
6
7
9
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
160
118
118
116
116
116
114
104
102
102
104
110
91
86
86
83
125
62
83
81
56
51
33
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
40
35
25
91
86
84
82
80
78
45
44
44
43
30
14
14
14
51
30
17
16
8
17
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
103
99
97
17
9
5
1
1
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
13
12
11
11
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
133
128
104
78
65
56
29
10
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
193
193
189
190
189
191
135
0
0
4
4
4
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
5
5
215
16
214
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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