Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 599 | 483 | 513 | 447 | 461 | 424 | 294 | 1253 | 9819 | 13796 | 12996 | 9880 | 6312 | 4374 | 3443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:38AM3.99m | 1:22PM4.24m | 2:07AM4.20m | 2:34PM4.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM2.30m | 7:05AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.13m | 8:24AM2.08m | 9:01PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 551 | 631 | 646 | 617 | 599 | 483 | 513 | 447 | 461 | 424 | 294 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 63 | 237 | 1253 | 9819 | 13796 | 12996 | 9880 | 6312 | 4374 | 3443 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 54 | 68 | 419 | 500 | 339 | 305 | 246 | 571 | 571 | 521 | 173 |
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