Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 8PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Feb)13ft (4.0m)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
Thursday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
7
!
!
!
!
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151414131313121212131313132018171716161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)745964747129483641103278254222701699125612271934330133653139271856226888997687586999572745623907
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
5.84
9:13PM
5.54
9:40AM
5.35
10:09PM
5.09
10:45AM
4.85
11:25PM
4.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Thursday
26
Sunrise7:18-------7:16-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:53-------5:54-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111212121111101011131311111111111314121111111111
Feels °C (?)6777664556756666911997766
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gwithian surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest