Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 55 | 243 | 551 | 667 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM5.02m | 5:03AM5.05m | 5:20PM5.44m | 5:38AM5.43m | 5:53PM5.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM1.61m | 11:05PM1.36m | 11:19AM1.21m | 11:42PM0.97m | 11:53AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 104 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 3 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | WNW 10 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 4 | ESE 5 | SSW 6 | NNE 3 | WSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | E 3 | E 2 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 303 | 11 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 55 | 243 | 551 | 667 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 44 | 193 | 224 | 14 | 25 | 380 | 277 | 247 | 211 | 4 | 4 |
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