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Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gwithian today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | |
707 | 711 | 718 | 730 | 319 | 720 | 657 | 657 | 767 | 675 | 1116 | 1113 | 1075 | 1016 | 1016 | 1021 | 1055 | 1406 | 1042 | 1384 | 2236 | 2810 | 3701 | 4271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:29AM5.52m | 6:47PM5.66m | 7:05AM5.48m | 7:23PM5.62m | 7:42AM5.38m | 8:00PM5.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.94m | 1:07AM0.91m | 1:20PM0.98m | 1:43AM0.98m | 1:56PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | 9:24 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | — |
707 | 711 | 53 | 33 | 319 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 80 | 75 | 260 | 308 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
53 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 20 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
— | — | 718 | 730 | 162 | 720 | 657 | 657 | 767 | 675 | 1116 | 1113 | 1075 | 1016 | 1016 | 1021 | 1055 | 1406 | 1042 | 1384 | 2236 | 2810 | 3701 | 4271 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 4 | 31 | 211 | 31 | 210 | 5 | 31 | 69 | 69 | 293 | 257 | 707 | 257 | 172 | 5 | 31 | 211 | 521 | 561 | 591 | 588 | 521 | 504 |
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