Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 85 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 48 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:35AM5.54m | 6:52PM5.88m | 7:09AM5.70m | 7:25PM6.03m | 7:42AM5.80m | 7:58PM6.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.84m | 12:52PM0.77m | 1:14AM0.66m | 1:25PM0.62m | 1:47AM0.56m | 1:57PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 85 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 40 | 48 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | S 13 | W 8 | S 13 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 20 | — | 20 | 20 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | N 4 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | N 4 | WNW 5 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 211 | 211 | 737 | 214 | 214 | 253 | 254 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 972 | 239 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 217 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 13 |
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