Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Mar 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)121111111110131312121212121213141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140133898685556096205258232246258271294413390372361273256248244248
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
6.58
6:27AM
6.76
6:46PM
6.59
7:05AM
6.61
7:25PM
6.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
-0.15
12:26AM
-0.11
12:46PM
-0.13
1:03AM
-0.05
1:23PM
0.08
1:42AM
0.20
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:20-------
Sunset---6:32-------6:35-------6:36----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C911121110101010101212111010991011109101099
Feels °C (?)568877777101010887677666656
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