Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.0° 

Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)18ft (5.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
13
5
W
13
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.3
W
12
1.8
W
12
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
4
WSW
10
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7151
10142
10653
10601
10653
10441
9284
7796
5961
5494
2831
2216
1480
880
1074
1859
3078
3632
4757
Wind (km/h)
65
WSW
65
WSW
45
WNW
50
W
50
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
40
S
40
S
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:44PM5.89m
5:05AM5.97m
5:21PM6.25m
5:42AM6.31m
6:00PM6.48m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.48m
11:20AM0.43m
11:41PM0.19m
11:58AM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
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8:00
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6:13
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5:10
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6:08
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 mm
3
1
2
1
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Temp °C
16
17
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
5
7
4
1
1
1
1
2
4
6
8
7
4
7
8
8
9
8
8
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