Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 103 | 76 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 73 | 45 | 48 | 57 | 46 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 184 | 150 | 150 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:31AM4.50m | 1:16PM4.72m | 2:08AM4.61m | 2:42PM5.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM1.77m | 7:08AM1.92m | 8:05PM1.67m | 8:38AM1.68m | 9:20PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 103 | 76 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 73 | 45 | 43 | 57 | 44 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 184 | 150 | 150 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 7 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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