Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.7° 

Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
52
51
64
54
46
40
38
32
32
31
29
28
17
17
25
40
63
58
77
75
72
61
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09AM4.07m
2:51PM4.25m
3:28AM4.30m
3:56PM4.59m
4:22AM4.66m
4:42PM5.02m
Low Tide
8:35AM2.30m
9:23PM2.13m
9:50AM2.01m
10:22PM1.77m
10:40AM1.61m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
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8:24
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
19
20
19
17
17
16
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
21
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
12
12
15
16
17
16
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
17
17
17
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