Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 74 | 88 | 88 | 107 | 196 | 229 | 162 | 139 | 216 | 335 | 574 | 1594 | 2575 | 2076 | 1469 | 996 | 710 | 613 | 592 | 643 | 733 | 1003 | 1741 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:10AM5.76m | 6:25PM6.13m | 6:42AM6.01m | 6:57PM6.33m | 7:14AM6.17m | 7:30PM6.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.63m | 12:26PM0.54m | 00:46AM0.37m | 12:57PM0.34m | 1:18AM0.22m | 1:29PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 66 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 162 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 996 | 710 | 613 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 74 | 88 | 88 | 107 | 196 | 229 | — | 139 | 216 | 335 | 574 | 1594 | 2575 | 2076 | 1469 | — | — | — | 592 | 643 | 733 | 1003 | 1741 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 211 | 191 | 247 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 5 | 210 | 211 | 257 | 254 | 160 | 581 | 304 | 163 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 281 | 256 | 578 | 211 |
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