Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
753
650
492
424
362
299
244
201
166
162
132
130
103
103
78
46
27
26
39
92
73
87
156
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23AM5.17m
11:01PM4.79m
11:39AM4.79m
00:31AM4.50m
1:16PM4.72m
Low Tide
4:13AM1.38m
4:54PM1.50m
5:29AM1.79m
6:26PM1.77m
7:08AM1.92m
8:05PM1.67m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
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