Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Feb)18ft (5.5m)14s
Evening (16 Feb)16ft (5.0m)14s

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

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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
SSW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)121213131414141414141313131212121211111111101015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65667637870296471059510649952384626575473338482833217216931022714537534732718908107113527112
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
25
N
15
N
15
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
20
S
25
ESE
30
NE
50
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
5.52
4:54PM
5.53
5:10AM
5.94
5:28PM
5.88
5:44AM
6.27
6:01PM
6.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.88
11:11PM
0.73
11:33AM
0.51
11:44PM
0.42
12:06PM
0.24
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--7:31-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset----5:39-------5:42-------5:43---
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1----1-11----121--3139111
Temp. °C8888888876665546666710985
Feels °C (?)-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-11111-2-3-6-4-5-6-6-6631-6
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