Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)13ft (4.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
2.3
W
2.4
W
3
WSW
3
W
Period(s) (?)161615141414141515151516151515151414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)765467916090571356314907490754336326683476087263709281707587512041633781292829491701162929482741
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
6.19
8:07AM
6.24
8:27PM
5.93
8:50AM
5.84
9:13PM
5.54
9:40AM
5.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
0.34
2:25PM
0.48
2:42AM
0.65
3:07PM
0.88
3:30AM
1.07
3:59PM
1.34
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:20-------7:18-------7:16---
Sunset------5:50-------5:52-------5:53-
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1231-------------------
Temp. °C111111111112111110101011111213121111101011131212
Feels °C (?)544567564445657755334655
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