Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 424 | 362 | 299 | 244 | 201 | 166 | 162 | 132 | 133 | 103 | 103 | 78 | 46 | 27 | 26 | 67 | 92 | 72 | 68 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:23AM5.17m | 11:01PM4.79m | 11:39AM4.79m | 00:31AM4.50m | 1:16PM4.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM1.50m | 5:29AM1.79m | 6:26PM1.77m | 7:08AM1.92m | 8:05PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 492 | 424 | 362 | 299 | 244 | 201 | 166 | 162 | 132 | 133 | 103 | 103 | 78 | 46 | 27 | 26 | 67 | 92 | 72 | 68 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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