Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 302 | 242 | 235 | 188 | 141 | 100 | 637 | 2303 | 3277 | 3604 | 2895 | 2976 | 2702 | 1980 | 1538 | 1230 | 992 | 748 | 650 | 576 | 565 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32AM5.09m | 4:47PM5.50m | 5:06AM5.54m | 5:21PM5.93m | 5:39AM5.94m | 5:54PM6.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM1.18m | 11:08PM0.86m | 11:20AM0.76m | 11:41PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 418 | 302 | 242 | 235 | 188 | 141 | 100 | 637 | 2303 | 3277 | 3604 | 2895 | 2976 | 2702 | 1980 | 1538 | 1230 | 992 | 748 | 650 | 576 | 565 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 3 | WNW 21 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 98 | 125 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 5 | — | S 3 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 115 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
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