Gwithian Surf Break
Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Gwithian

Issued: 6 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
13.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (05 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 9PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)--
Afternoon (05 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (05 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
12
2
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.3
W
12
3.5
SW
9
5
WSW
11
6
WSW
13
6
W
13
5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1731
1022
678
449
2274
6006
11059
11441
7019
4745
3325
2546
1782
1513
1377
1351
1400
1542
1570
1510
1546
1540
1230
1212
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
50
SSE
60
SSE
55
SSW
50
SW
60
W
60
W
45
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
W
25
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:18PM5.24m
9:40AM4.90m
10:03PM5.10m
10:28AM4.77m
10:53PM4.99m
11:24AM4.70m
Low Tide
3:14PM1.35m
3:44AM1.41m
3:57PM1.50m
4:31AM1.52m
4:46PM1.62m
5:24AM1.58m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:27
9:28
9:28
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
3
2
3
4
2
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
10
11
9
8
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
12
2
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.3
W
12
0.4
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
0.1
S
12
2.3
W
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1731
1022
678
449
46
3325
2546
1782
1513
1377
1351
1400
1542
1570
3
1230
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
7
7
3
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
6
3
S
8
3.5
SW
9
5
WSW
11
6
WSW
13
6
W
13
5
W
12
4
W
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
W
11
Energy kJ
131
363
1220
2274
6006
11059
11441
7019
4745
1510
1546
1540
1212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
1
Distance (km)
210
210
254
378
257
249
230
246
303
303
211
69
31
69
210
211
211
210
54
113
210
210
115
185
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
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