Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Feb)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (23 Feb)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
6
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515161515151514141313131212121313131320181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6389683479847542745964965977483641063278254223591863124813241934290633143110279560327307105758758
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
5.93
8:50AM
5.84
9:13PM
5.54
9:40AM
5.35
10:09PM
5.09
10:45AM
4.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.65
3:07PM
0.88
3:30AM
1.07
3:59PM
1.34
4:32AM
1.52
5:11PM
1.77
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:18-------7:16-------7:13---
Sunset------5:52-------5:53-------5:54-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010101011121211111010111313111111121212121211
Feels °C (?)444456777644567455778877
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