Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 77 | 105 | 104 | 108 | 80 | 58 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:00AM6.19m | 8:21PM6.50m | 8:45AM6.02m | 9:06PM6.25m | 9:29AM5.75m | 9:50PM5.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.04m | 2:21PM0.20m | 2:50AM0.18m | 3:04PM0.39m | 3:34AM0.46m | 3:48PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 80 | 58 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 21 | SW 21 | S 21 | SW 12 | S 12 | W 10 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 3 | E 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 77 | 105 | 104 | 108 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 117 | 20 | 26 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 275 | 275 | 919 | 1786 | 1260 | 397 | 407 | 390 | 390 | 397 | 670 | 597 | 597 | 556 | 391 | 22 | 26 | 224 | 390 | 13 | 390 | 551 |
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