Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 GMT
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Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
10.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (07 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (07 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)121212121313141414141414131313131313131212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85576176177396511271519192823762534265625102257219919991968173915681543134212091142902814
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
6.16
7:20AM
6.16
7:36PM
5.92
7:53AM
5.80
8:08PM
5.58
8:25AM
5.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.23
1:19AM
0.34
1:36PM
0.50
1:49AM
0.63
2:05PM
0.85
2:20AM
1.00
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise------6:52-------6:50-------6:48-
Sunset-6:09-------6:12-------6:14------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11-----1----
Temp. °C7766666888810101010111110101099910
Feels °C (?)-1011222676677781098886666
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