Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18143 | 12333 | 8716 | 6298 | 4187 | 3041 | 2440 | 1998 | 1150 | 2633 | 6077 | 8944 | 9130 | 9579 | 9225 | 8482 | 8340 | 7100 | 5558 | 5400 | 3112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06PM5.45m | 4:28AM5.54m | 4:44PM5.89m | 5:05AM5.97m | 5:21PM6.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM1.24m | 10:27PM0.88m | 10:43AM0.80m | 11:04PM0.48m | 11:20AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 9 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 106 | 58 | 67 | — | 113 | 138 | 86 | 65 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 386 | — | — | 149 | 5400 | 3112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 18143 | 12333 | 8716 | 6298 | 4187 | 3041 | 2440 | 1998 | 1150 | 2633 | 6077 | 8944 | 9130 | 9579 | 9225 | 8482 | 8340 | 7100 | 5558 | 4523 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 400 | 539 | 539 | 732 | 257 | 257 | 173 | 211 | 522 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 735 | 735 | 735 | 735 | 316 | 745 | 214 | 214 | 69 |
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