Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 218 | 170 | 131 | 71 | 342 | 741 | 1295 | 1852 | 1701 | 1207 | 826 | 617 | 559 | 512 | 542 | 751 | 979 | 1454 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:25PM6.13m | 6:42AM6.01m | 6:57PM6.33m | 7:14AM6.17m | 7:30PM6.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.37m | 12:57PM0.34m | 1:18AM0.22m | 1:29PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 71 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 826 | 617 | 559 | 355 | — | — | — | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 218 | 170 | 131 | 85 | 342 | 741 | 1295 | 1852 | 1701 | 1207 | — | — | 101 | 512 | 542 | 751 | 979 | 1454 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 247 | 5 | 191 | 211 | 286 | 571 | 133 | 158 | 230 | 163 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 396 | 69 | 257 | 163 |
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