Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 37 | 66 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 74 | 97 | 80 | 47 | 30 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40AM5.66m | 5:07PM5.95m | 5:36AM5.95m | 6:00PM6.28m | 6:27AM6.15m | 6:49PM6.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.74m | 11:37PM0.49m | 12:00PM0.45m | 00:30AM0.21m | 12:49PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | 9:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SE 10 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 94 | 66 | 54 | 67 | 53 | 74 | 97 | 80 | 47 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 10 | SSW 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 37 | 94 | 37 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 78 | 100 | 75 | 1106 | 74 | 526 | — | 310 | — | 323 | 311 | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 628 | 506 | 294 | 160 | 245 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 31 | 160 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 245 | 245 | 275 | 13 |
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