Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 02 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 11AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 02). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 Feb)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (02 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
4
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
2
W
2.1
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414131616161616151514141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6633450628271829139210729187141048140122715718696576217010578848694960354827672154928572350
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
45
E
40
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
25
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
6.32
5:40PM
6.14
5:59AM
6.53
6:21PM
6.24
6:39AM
6.57
6:59PM
6.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.16
12:01AM
0.19
12:27PM
0.04
12:40AM
0.12
1:05PM
0.07
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise--7:54-------7:52-------7:52-----
Sunset----5:15-------5:16-------5:19---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C68999991010101010111010109891010999
Feels °C (?)1110-1-2-125544755444333100
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