Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1138 | 1026 | 917 | 706 | 494 | 418 | 302 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 141 | 100 | 98 | 1302 | 2643 | 3154 | 2725 | 2763 | 2454 | 1901 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:53AM4.63m | 4:11PM5.03m | 4:32AM5.09m | 4:47PM5.50m | 5:06AM5.54m | 5:21PM5.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM1.63m | 10:33PM1.31m | 10:46AM1.18m | 11:08PM0.86m | 11:20AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1138 | 1026 | 917 | 706 | 494 | 418 | 302 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 141 | 100 | 98 | 1302 | 2643 | 3154 | 2725 | 2763 | 2454 | 1901 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | S 3 | WNW 20 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 16 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 77 | 98 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 5 | W 17 | WNW 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 115 | 33 |
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