Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 10 Apr 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
3
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
6
W
6
W
6
W
6
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)141414141414131312121415161515161616161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3578318026502190161011066513110302739337658107191435214759145661707717281183431066067256103343828332382
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
5
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
45
S
35
SSW
50
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
45
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
4.13
11:58PM
4.19
12:51PM
4.00
1:36AM
4.25
2:22PM
4.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
2.16
5:40PM
2.30
6:41AM
2.31
7:19PM
2.32
8:14AM
2.12
8:41PM
2.04
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:39-------6:37-------6:35------
Sunset-----8:07-------8:07-------8:09--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------13-----1111--1111
Temp. °C88789101011477999898810109977
Feels °C (?)45101214-7-4-4-2-3-2-3-100343433
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