Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 363 | 363 | 358 | 346 | 308 | 308 | 300 | 272 | 324 | 349 | 255 | 529 | 746 | 655 | 542 | 554 | 627 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:22PM5.83m | 9:44AM5.58m | 10:09PM5.40m | 10:36AM5.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.67m | 3:38AM0.87m | 4:00PM1.03m | 4:26AM1.28m | 4:57PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | — | 43 | 33 | 655 | 542 | 33 | 627 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 20 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 417 | 363 | 363 | 358 | 346 | 308 | 308 | 300 | 272 | 324 | 349 | 255 | 529 | 746 | — | — | 554 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 277 | 277 | 247 | 210 | 210 | 211 | 25 | 223 | 223 | 211 | 115 | 73 |
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