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Gwithian Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gwithian today?
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | |
19 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 71 | 64 | 92 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:33AM5.21m | 8:51PM5.24m | 9:11AM4.90m | 9:32PM4.95m | 9:56AM4.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM1.12m | 2:44PM1.31m | 3:10AM1.41m | 3:24PM1.58m | 3:56AM1.69m | 4:13PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 71 | 64 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | S 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | — | W 9 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | SE 4 | W 7 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 254 | 390 | 283 | 396 | 396 | 506 | 215 | 217 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 254 | 521 | 396 | 387 | 387 | 233 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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