Gwithian Surf Break

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
14.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
410
392
384
377
384
377
378
347
332
325
275
276
275
306
330
376
328
270
134
138
98
70
78
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:48PM6.44m
8:15AM6.04m
8:38PM6.28m
9:06AM5.78m
9:29PM6.02m
9:58AM5.47m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.28m
2:19AM0.20m
2:37PM0.42m
3:10AM0.40m
3:28PM0.66m
4:03AM0.67m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:34
9:35
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
13
12
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
487
410
392
384
377
384
377
378
347
332
325
275
276
275
306
330
376
328
270
134
138
98
70
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
10
0.6
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
5
2
4
50
24
30
31
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
4
0
4
4
4
54
184
5
1
0
5
25
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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