Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
74
88
88
107
196
229
162
139
216
335
574
1594
2575
2076
1469
996
710
613
592
643
733
1003
1741
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
40
S
30
SW
55
SW
55
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:10AM5.76m
6:25PM6.13m
6:42AM6.01m
6:57PM6.33m
7:14AM6.17m
7:30PM6.41m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.63m
12:26PM0.54m
00:46AM0.37m
12:57PM0.34m
1:18AM0.22m
1:29PM0.24m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
8
5
6
1
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
14
13
15
15
13
11
14
9
9
11
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
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