Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 133 | 216 | 336 | 397 | 456 | 410 | 892 | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1138 | 1003 | 888 | 599 | 494 | 404 | 251 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 108 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00AM4.20m | 3:26PM4.56m | 3:53AM4.63m | 4:11PM5.03m | 4:32AM5.09m | 4:47PM5.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM2.07m | 9:51PM1.77m | 10:07AM1.63m | 10:33PM1.31m | 10:46AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 113 | 133 | 216 | 336 | 397 | 456 | 410 | 892 | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1138 | 1003 | 888 | 599 | 494 | 404 | 251 | 242 | 198 | 149 | 108 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 21 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 304 | 390 | 389 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 228 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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