Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 35 | 1937 | 3477 | 2599 | 2316 | 2317 | 2591 | 2536 | 2344 | 2255 | 1848 | 1594 | 2590 | 4395 | 3772 | 2964 | 2323 | 1939 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:40PM6.48m | 7:59AM6.34m | 8:19PM6.22m | 8:39AM6.05m | 9:03PM5.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.07m | 1:56AM0.17m | 2:15PM0.26m | 2:35AM0.48m | 2:57PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 35 | 20 | 3284 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 2344 | 2255 | 1848 | 1594 | 2590 | 4395 | 3772 | 2964 | 2323 | 1939 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 678 | 1179 | 1109 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 229 | 698 | 1937 | 3477 | 2599 | 2316 | 2317 | 2591 | 2536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 702 | 211 | 211 | 702 | 286 | 68 | 210 | 256 | 214 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 44 | 25 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
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