Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (07 Sep):
- 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 11PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1218 | 1013 | 1084 | 999 | 962 | 703 | 627 | 564 | 627 | 586 | 617 | 617 | 549 | 320 | 254 | 211 | 140 | 111 | 71 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50PM4.93m | 3:30AM4.98m | 3:58PM5.42m | 4:29AM5.45m | 4:50PM5.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM1.39m | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:32PM0.90m | 10:52AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1218 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 962 | 703 | 627 | 5 | — | — | 162 | 188 | 549 | 320 | 254 | 211 | 140 | 111 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 121 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 197 | 154 | 99 | 108 | 75 | 55 | 56 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1013 | 1084 | 999 | — | — | 516 | 564 | 627 | 586 | 617 | 617 | 12 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 191 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 39 | 69 | 280 | 744 | 316 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
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