Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 640 | 640 | 533 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 323 | 498 | 407 | 731 | 731 | 704 | 741 | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:54PM6.28m | 6:12AM6.25m | 6:28PM6.50m | 6:46AM6.43m | 7:03PM6.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.16m | 00:47AM0.03m | 1:01PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 759 | 640 | 640 | 533 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 270 | 7 | 179 | 731 | 731 | 704 | 741 | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 407 | 131 | 115 | 100 | 67 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 67 | 136 | 323 | 498 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 195 | 210 | 506 | 214 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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