Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 80 | 52 | 35 | 1958 | 3790 | 2966 | 2274 | 2317 | 2756 | 2811 | 2438 | 2255 | 1848 | 2350 | 3937 | 5417 | 4510 | 3489 | 2733 | 2133 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:21AM6.47m | 7:40PM6.48m | 7:59AM6.34m | 8:19PM6.22m | 8:39AM6.05m | 9:03PM5.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.07m | 1:56AM0.17m | 2:15PM0.26m | 2:35AM0.48m | 2:57PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 139 | 80 | 52 | 35 | 20 | — | 2966 | — | — | — | 2811 | 2438 | 2255 | 1848 | 1594 | 3937 | 5417 | 4510 | 3489 | 2733 | 2133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 29 | 331 | 2350 | 1100 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 102 | 198 | 832 | 1958 | 3790 | — | 2274 | 2317 | 2756 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 702 | 734 | 734 | 211 | 526 | 5 | 54 | 113 | 210 | 255 | 254 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 33 | 44 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 5 |
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