Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 772 | 805 | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 466 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 136 | 106 | 74 | 52 | 37 | 1108 | 2007 | 1941 | 2578 | 3154 | 3053 | 2639 | 2438 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:46AM6.43m | 7:03PM6.58m | 7:21AM6.47m | 7:40PM6.48m | 7:59AM6.34m | 8:19PM6.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.03m | 1:01PM0.04m | 1:20AM0.02m | 1:37PM0.07m | 1:56AM0.17m | 2:15PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 813 | 772 | 805 | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 466 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 136 | 106 | 74 | 52 | 37 | 565 | — | — | — | — | 3053 | 29 | 2438 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 102 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | NE 4 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 244 | 730 | 1108 | 2007 | 1941 | 2578 | 3154 | — | 2639 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 190 | 195 | 734 | 734 | 609 | 702 | 5 | 68 | 113 | 281 | 553 | 404 | 5 | 5 |
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