Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 189 | 150 | 140 | 112 | 69 | 66 | 26 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 30 | 28 | 39 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 32 | 51 | 49 | 42 | 53 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54AM4.34m | 00:34AM4.14m | 1:19PM4.14m | 2:09AM4.07m | 2:51PM4.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM2.06m | 6:18PM2.19m | 6:57AM2.32m | 7:53PM2.32m | 8:35AM2.30m | 9:23PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 287 | 189 | 150 | 140 | 112 | 69 | 66 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 42 | 53 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | N 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 14 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 45 | 29 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 32 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | NW 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SE 5 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 43 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 94 | 94 | 168 | 275 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 228 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
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