Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
102
104
110
121
86
85
83
55
51
31
30
24
29
28
28
26
23
20
37
68
47
32
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:44AM5.89m
6:01PM5.92m
6:17AM5.92m
6:34PM5.96m
6:51AM5.86m
7:06PM5.90m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.66m
12:03PM0.59m
00:19AM0.58m
12:34PM0.59m
00:51AM0.59m
1:04PM0.67m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:54
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8:39
8:40
8:43
1
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
11
11
9
11
10
10
10
10
10
8
11
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
7
0.1
SW
15
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
102
102
104
110
121
86
85
83
55
51
15
11
24
29
22
15
26
23
20
37
8
47
32
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NW
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
51
45
44
44
43
30
28
14
14
13
31
30
16
15
28
28
4
4
8
8
8
4
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
E
5
0.5
WNW
13
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
1
98
1
1
5
5
2
2
5
12
11
11
17
4
4
4
8
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
5
3
5
10
2
3
14
10
9
10
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
1
1
1
5
1
0
1
1
1
189
189
1
14
191
189
189
211
247
5
14
28
94
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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