Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 94 | 120 | 170 | 350 | 385 | 371 | 302 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:20PM5.44m | 5:38AM5.43m | 5:53PM5.82m | 6:10AM5.76m | 6:25PM6.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM1.21m | 11:42PM0.97m | 11:53AM0.84m | 00:15AM0.63m | 12:26PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 6 | W 8 | SSW 6 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 47 | 28 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | S 4 | — | N 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 25 | 52 | — | 49 | 60 | 67 | 94 | 120 | 170 | 350 | 385 | 371 | 302 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 359 | 44 | 193 | 247 | 380 | 380 | 133 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 189 | 214 | 399 | 296 | 396 | 5 |
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