Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 166 | 162 | 132 | 133 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 94 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 156 | 150 | 147 | 141 | 144 | 147 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:01PM4.79m | 11:39AM4.79m | 00:31AM4.50m | 1:16PM4.72m | 2:08AM4.61m | 2:42PM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM1.79m | 6:26PM1.77m | 7:08AM1.92m | 8:05PM1.67m | 8:38AM1.68m | 9:20PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 201 | 166 | 162 | 132 | 133 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 94 | 70 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 156 | 150 | 147 | 141 | 144 | 147 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 94 |
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