Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 90 | 68 | 45 | 93 | 312 | 470 | 572 | 966 | 1592 | 1708 | 1679 | 1666 | 1682 | 1457 | 1282 | 1152 | 989 | 763 | 698 | 640 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:31PM5.87m | 4:55AM5.83m | 5:12PM6.17m | 5:33AM6.12m | 5:49PM6.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.84m | 10:59PM0.50m | 11:15AM0.50m | 11:37PM0.26m | 11:52AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | N 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 55 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 763 | 25 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | S 12 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 68 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 190 | 90 | 53 | 40 | 93 | 312 | 470 | 572 | 966 | 1592 | 1708 | 1679 | 1666 | 1682 | 1457 | 1282 | 1152 | 989 | — | 698 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 214 | 214 | 279 | 223 | 211 | 493 | 506 | 520 | 553 | 734 | 737 | 253 | 316 | 279 | 214 | 214 | 115 | 214 | 115 | 5 |
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