Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (13 Mar)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (13 Mar)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
2
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)1212121314151515151514141414131313121212121167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)734476868552104201222912508112899725841177455469419132942676219918101609125310489261167828365662
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
4.02
12:40PM
3.92
1:30AM
4.13
2:13PM
4.19
2:41AM
4.55
3:08PM
4.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
2.44
7:11PM
2.42
8:06AM
2.22
8:33PM
2.07
9:08AM
1.77
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:39-------6:37-------6:35---
Sunset-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
411--1111-----1---------
Temp. °C12107777766777899888891011109
Feels °C (?)3-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-4-102343233344520
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