Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
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0
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0
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0
0
1
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
W
6
WSW
5.5
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
6.5
SW
7.5
SW
8.5
SW
8.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141313131391010161618161615151414141317171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41124054315321661537124512881853143219729507156131699615780138868464570932822068122823283329454320338935
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
45
SE
30
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
20
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
20
SW
20
SE
50
SE
60
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
5.80
6:40AM
6.13
6:58PM
5.87
7:15AM
6.18
7:33PM
5.87
7:51AM
6.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
0.54
1:03PM
0.48
1:13AM
0.50
1:37PM
0.47
1:48AM
0.55
2:13PM
0.55
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----8:10-------8:08-------8:07---
Sunset------4:54-------4:57-------4:59-
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1322-111-2-1---14111-1
Temp. °C888911111099999899878777776
Feels °C (?)221-154455564-11131-3-6-1000-1
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