Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 73 | 46 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 156 | 153 | 187 | 184 | 150 | 150 | 147 | 136 | 104 | 102 | 384 | 415 | 403 | 316 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:31AM4.50m | 1:16PM4.72m | 2:08AM4.61m | 2:42PM5.01m | 3:20AM5.00m | 3:43PM5.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM1.92m | 8:05PM1.67m | 8:38AM1.68m | 9:20PM1.29m | 9:43AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 73 | 45 | 43 | 57 | 60 | 156 | 153 | 187 | 184 | 150 | 150 | 147 | 136 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 7 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 61 | 384 | 415 | 403 | 316 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 279 | 279 | 506 | 506 | 520 | 316 |
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