Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
225
175
160
118
118
116
86
86
85
106
102
102
104
110
91
86
86
85
56
73
57
54
44
Wind (km/h)
45
E
50
E
45
E
50
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:53PM5.58m
5:08AM5.77m
5:28PM5.79m
5:44AM5.89m
6:01PM5.92m
6:17AM5.92m
Low Tide
11:12PM0.82m
11:31AM0.66m
11:47PM0.66m
12:03PM0.59m
00:19AM0.58m
12:34PM0.59m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:00
5:58
5:56
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8:37
8:37
8:39
8:40
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
10
5
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
11
10
10
11
9
10
10
9
8
10
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
Energy kJ
282
225
175
160
118
118
116
86
86
85
106
102
102
104
110
91
86
86
85
56
73
57
54
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
19
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
35
62
116
40
99
25
91
86
84
82
80
51
46
44
44
43
30
14
14
14
51
31
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
19
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
29
103
15
97
9
5
1
1
4
4
3
4
1
1
1
1
13
12
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
E
5
1.6
E
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.7
E
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
7
Energy kJ
182
116
122
133
152
100
104
87
65
38
16
8
4
1
1
2
4
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
242
217
223
193
193
190
190
189
189
133
0
0
4
4
4
5
5
5
0
0
1
0
6
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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