Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 47 | 53 | 69 | 65 | 54 | 47 | 50 | 64 | 69 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:53AM4.73m | 00:21AM4.63m | 12:55PM4.48m | 1:29AM4.40m | 2:06PM4.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM1.59m | 6:12PM1.78m | 6:44AM1.89m | 7:17PM2.01m | 7:52AM2.06m | 8:33PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 56 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 4 | — | W 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 47 | 53 | 69 | 65 | 54 | 47 | 50 | 64 | — | — | — | 40 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 362 | 362 | 233 | 533 | 577 | 558 | 533 | 391 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 576 | 25 | 44 | 521 | 504 | 410 | 410 | 566 | 1510 | 735 | 738 |
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