Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 991 | 962 | 751 | 627 | 579 | 613 | 632 | 594 | 595 | 542 | 320 | 254 | 188 | 140 | 111 | 71 | 73 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 34 | 136 | 230 | 722 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:30AM4.98m | 3:58PM5.42m | 4:29AM5.45m | 4:50PM5.93m | 5:16AM5.88m | 5:34PM6.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:32PM0.90m | 10:52AM0.81m | 11:20PM0.44m | 11:36AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 11 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 962 | 751 | 627 | 5 | — | — | 594 | 595 | 542 | 320 | 254 | 188 | 140 | 111 | 71 | 73 | 52 | 58 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 230 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 5 | WSW 8 | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 105 | 82 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 19 | — | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 991 | — | 92 | 516 | 579 | 613 | 632 | — | — | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 34 | 136 | 56 | 722 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 69 | 52 | 168 | 280 | 744 | 316 | 115 | 115 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 54 |
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