Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 BST
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Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
2
WSW
2
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212111111689101112131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1011785557260560089053575240018571406104982686953810031499192224443679340530542400194617741658
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
4.49
1:12PM
4.56
2:08AM
4.43
2:47PM
4.74
3:29AM
4.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
1.78
7:04AM
2.01
8:04PM
1.86
8:44AM
1.90
9:29PM
1.57
9:55AM
1.53
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58--------7:00-
Sunset-7:36-------7:34-------7:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C151514141414151515141515151616171717171717161718
Feels °C (?)6777791111111111981011131314131413121314
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Gwithian (moderate winds from the W at Culdrose Airport 18 km from Gwithian). A 4.1m groundswell from the WNW is too big for here

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18 km away, 1 h 35 min ago

28 km/h
W
0.0
16.6
Air / Water (°C)
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