Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 Apr)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (09 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.7
W
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
3
WSW
2.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
6
W
Period(s) (?)111111116814141414141414141381215151616151415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)357289403682394783316734933353318027022012161011067469792061551791191044812576116691261015063
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
N
10
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
S
45
S
40
SSW
25
WNW
30
W
45
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
4.47
10:40PM
4.43
11:16AM
4.13
11:58PM
4.19
12:51PM
4.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
1.81
4:27PM
2.03
5:09AM
2.16
5:40PM
2.30
6:41AM
2.31
7:19PM
2.32
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise-6:41-------6:39-------6:37------
Sunset-----8:05-------8:07-------8:07--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------2331-1111
Temp. °C109101099997778910111176798898
Feels °C (?)85430112240012241-2-4-2-4-4-2-2
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