Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
162
132
133
103
103
76
46
27
27
39
69
70
48
47
46
156
153
150
147
147
150
141
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
SW
0
SW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:39AM4.79m
00:31AM4.50m
1:16PM4.72m
2:08AM4.61m
2:42PM5.01m
Low Tide
5:29AM1.79m
6:26PM1.77m
7:08AM1.92m
8:05PM1.67m
8:38AM1.68m
9:20PM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
16
16
17
18
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
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