Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 61 | 85 | 106 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 139 | 144 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:03PM5.41m | 4:35AM5.48m | 5:01PM5.89m | 5:28AM5.87m | 5:50PM6.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.95m | 11:01AM0.84m | 11:32PM0.50m | 11:51AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 85 | 106 | 125 | 125 | 148 | 139 | 144 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 4 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 48 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 396 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 189 | 224 | 389 | 399 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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