Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1026 | 862 | 763 | 657 | 644 | 586 | 776 | 457 | 556 | 629 | 724 | 842 | 999 | 485 | 1605 | 1430 | 1249 | 1191 | 386 | 465 | 609 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:52AM5.66m | 9:11PM5.40m | 9:28AM5.22m | 9:49PM4.90m | 10:08AM4.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.95m | 3:22AM1.23m | 3:42PM1.40m | 3:59AM1.68m | 4:26PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1026 | 862 | 763 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 1605 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 386 | 210 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | N 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 27 | — | 657 | 644 | 586 | 776 | 457 | 556 | 629 | 724 | 842 | 999 | 346 | — | 1430 | 1249 | 1191 | 250 | 465 | 609 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 115 | 214 | 211 | 210 | 69 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 172 | 211 | 69 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 211 |
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