Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 705 | 1032 | 1393 | 1587 | 1666 | 1586 | 1586 | 1362 | 1087 | 919 | 598 | 408 | 325 | 230 | 189 | 194 | 151 | 137 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30PM6.41m | 7:48AM6.22m | 8:04PM6.36m | 8:23AM6.13m | 8:41PM6.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.24m | 1:50AM0.20m | 2:02PM0.26m | 2:22AM0.30m | 2:37PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 4 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 52 | — | 1666 | — | — | 1362 | 1087 | 919 | 598 | 408 | 325 | 230 | 189 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | N 5 | SSW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | N 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 705 | 1032 | 1393 | 1587 | — | 1586 | 1586 | 1352 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 151 | 137 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 257 | 225 | 173 | 296 | 732 | 732 | 140 | 173 | 115 | 69 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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