Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4196 | 3566 | 3297 | 2833 | 2043 | 1989 | 1595 | 1591 | 1485 | 1160 | 926 | 814 | 722 | 625 | 528 | 433 | 358 | 297 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40PM5.31m | 8:56AM5.25m | 9:17PM4.88m | 9:37AM4.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM1.00m | 2:48AM1.27m | 3:12PM1.40m | 3:26AM1.66m | 3:57PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 4196 | 3566 | 3297 | 2833 | 2043 | 1989 | 1595 | 1591 | 1485 | 1160 | 926 | 814 | 722 | 625 | 528 | 433 | 358 | 297 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | E 6 | S 11 | E 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 21 | — | 32 | 32 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 43 | 59 | 46 | 37 | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 54 | 31 | 168 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 172 | 176 | 33 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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