Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 3AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4927 | 4079 | 2422 | 3698 | 3478 | 3028 | 2324 | 1928 | 1144 | 681 | 1996 | 10526 | 18062 | 22875 | 16138 | 9576 | 6678 | 5349 | 3979 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:34PM4.56m | 3:06AM4.60m | 3:25PM4.99m | 3:50AM5.07m | 4:06PM5.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM1.77m | 9:20AM1.68m | 9:48PM1.32m | 10:04AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2324 | 1928 | 1144 | 681 | 383 | 7775 | 18062 | — | — | 60 | — | — | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 4927 | 4079 | 2422 | 3698 | 3478 | 3028 | — | — | 20 | 520 | 1996 | 10526 | 773 | 22875 | 16138 | 9576 | 6678 | 5349 | 3979 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 522 | 387 | 246 | 173 | 257 | 173 | 69 | 4 | 159 | 305 | 497 | 246 | 126 | 264 | 563 | 519 | 539 | 732 | 257 |
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