Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
W
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
35
35
23
18
68
86
103
99
96
106
86
80
61
98
167
193
181
156
130
130
141
177
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:15AM5.82m
8:32PM6.06m
8:50AM5.77m
9:08PM5.93m
9:28AM5.63m
9:48PM5.72m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.53m
2:30PM0.59m
2:53AM0.59m
3:04PM0.69m
3:28AM0.73m
3:42PM0.87m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
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9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
18
20
20
20
17
16
16
16
21
23
23
21
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
13
12
12
16
19
18
18
15
15
14
14
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
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