Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 8PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 588 | 432 | 374 | 288 | 350 | 352 | 290 | 190 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 43 | 164 | 331 | 524 | 728 | 1109 | 1361 | 1331 | 1500 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:43PM5.45m | 4:12AM5.44m | 4:31PM5.87m | 4:55AM5.83m | 5:12PM6.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM1.26m | 10:15PM0.86m | 10:33AM0.84m | 10:59PM0.50m | 11:15AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 123 | — | 49 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | 34 | 55 | 44 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 69 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 502 | 588 | 432 | 374 | 288 | 350 | 352 | 290 | 190 | 72 | 52 | 46 | 43 | 164 | 331 | 524 | 728 | 1109 | 1361 | 1331 | 1500 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 942 | 744 | 943 | 869 | 279 | 258 | 231 | 14 | 214 | 279 | 5 | 211 | 211 | 464 | 493 | 575 | 574 | 734 | 734 | 214 |
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