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Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gwithian today?
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 13383 | 10009 | 7904 | 6030 | 4786 | 2005 | 1672 | 1616 | 3067 | 5054 | 4916 | 2466 | 3834 | 4221 | 5778 | 9420 | 9030 | 6770 | 5473 | 7542 | 7587 | 17651 | 19288 | 17782 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:25PM 5.47 | 8:49AM 5.65 | 9:19PM 5.10 | 9:45AM 5.28 | 10:18PM 4.79 | 10:46AM 4.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:46AM 0.99 | 3:23PM 1.05 | 3:40AM 1.33 | 4:21PM 1.37 | 4:40AM 1.62 | 5:22PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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