Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
13.0° 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 6PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)11106610999988991019171616151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22316712320558961961461274474697790998212908036137891080210850873377266479428163206046
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
5.12
8:51PM
4.77
9:17AM
4.94
9:48PM
4.62
10:18AM
4.84
10:56PM
4.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
1.55
3:08AM
1.66
3:48PM
1.68
4:08AM
1.79
4:54PM
1.70
5:17AM
1.80
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise7:50-------7:52-------7:54-------
Sunset--4:24-------4:23-------4:23-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--12-------1---------27-
Temp. °C10101112121312131313141311111211111111111111910
Feels °C (?)545788787698555333453122
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