Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.2° 

Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1218
1013
1084
999
962
703
627
564
627
586
617
617
549
320
254
211
140
111
71
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:50PM4.93m
3:30AM4.98m
3:58PM5.42m
4:29AM5.45m
4:50PM5.93m
Low Tide
9:30PM1.39m
9:58AM1.29m
10:32PM0.90m
10:52AM0.81m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:49
 mm
1
4
6
7
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
12
11
8
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
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