Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 49 | 62 | 51 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 86 | 89 | 71 | 41 | 40 | 30 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:24PM5.01m | 11:53AM4.73m | 00:21AM4.63m | 12:55PM4.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM1.44m | 5:48AM1.59m | 6:12PM1.78m | 6:44AM1.89m | 7:17PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 89 | 71 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 33 | 43 | 33 | 49 | 62 | 51 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 67 | 86 | — | — | — | 40 | 30 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 761 | 739 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 233 | 533 | 742 | 551 | 533 | 391 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 44 |
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