
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2276 | 3277 | 3604 | 2895 | 2976 | 2650 | 1980 | 1568 | 1357 | 972 | 841 | 723 | 663 | 640 | 565 | 533 | 457 | 381 | 374 | 489 | 443 | 565 | 711 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06AM5.54m | 5:21PM5.93m | 5:39AM5.94m | 5:54PM6.28m | 6:12AM6.25m | 6:28PM6.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.76m | 11:41PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.41m | 00:14AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
2276 | 3277 | 3604 | 2895 | 2976 | 2650 | 1980 | 1568 | 1357 | 972 | 841 | 723 | 663 | 640 | 565 | 533 | 457 | 381 | 374 | 489 | 443 | 565 | 711 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 |
125 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | — | 44 | 83 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
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