Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1.8
WSW
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121111111110101010678101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)670629683511761556736847505921843731622525426347331158200414870162632903659
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
6.11
5:57PM
6.04
6:13AM
6.27
6:30PM
6.18
6:46AM
6.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.55
12:03PM
0.34
12:16AM
0.35
12:35PM
0.24
12:48AM
0.27
1:04PM
0.26
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---6:58-------6:56-------6:54----
Sunset-------7:52-------7:53-------7:54
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C998891010101011888999810111111111211
Feels °C (?)443345555634565423555466
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