Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 772 | 805 | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 466 | 338 | 275 | 221 | 139 | 106 | 73 | 52 | 36 | 2846 | 2453 | 2330 | 2604 | 2975 | 2798 | 2469 | 2232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:46AM6.43m | 7:03PM6.58m | 7:21AM6.47m | 7:40PM6.48m | 7:59AM6.34m | 8:19PM6.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.04m | 1:20AM0.02m | 1:37PM0.07m | 1:56AM0.17m | 2:15PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 772 | 805 | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 466 | 338 | 275 | 221 | 139 | 106 | 73 | 52 | 36 | 2704 | — | — | — | — | 2798 | 2469 | 2232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 15 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 539 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 59 | 78 | 255 | 1046 | 2846 | 2453 | 2330 | 2604 | 2975 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 195 | 286 | 734 | 465 | 211 | 5 | 69 | 159 | 465 | 404 | 281 | 5 | 5 |
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