Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 22 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 3PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 5.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Jan)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (22 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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2
2
2
3
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0
0
0
0
!
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0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.4
W
2
W
3
SW
6
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
6
SW
5.5
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)161615151414141317171717161616161616151616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138051319012236772854133746224813766179219531597512411982517493147451121810850121011159014520158671261486736287
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
15
SW
20
SE
45
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
50
SE
65
ESE
50
ESE
50
SE
55
SSW
65
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
W
25
W
20
SSW
30
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
6.18
7:33PM
5.87
7:51AM
6.12
8:11PM
5.78
8:30AM
5.96
8:53PM
5.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
0.47
1:48AM
0.55
2:13PM
0.55
2:25AM
0.69
2:52PM
0.73
3:07AM
0.90
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise8:08-------8:07-------8:06-------
Sunset--4:57-------4:59-------5:00-----
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
111--341-22111116411---3
Temp. °C999878877688887888988786
Feels °C (?)33242-21-1-4-8-3-3-4-5-41334-12211
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