Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 3PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8818 | 7796 | 5632 | 5030 | 3035 | 2216 | 1738 | 980 | 761 | 2320 | 2893 | 1814 | 2173 | 5915 | 7950 | 7785 | 7042 | 6183 | 5688 | 6477 | 6973 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:21PM6.25m | 4:42AM6.31m | 5:00PM6.48m | 5:20AM6.51m | 5:39PM6.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.43m | 10:41PM0.19m | 10:58AM0.15m | 11:18PM0.03m | 11:37AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 419 | 461 | 356 | 5030 | 3035 | 2216 | 1738 | 980 | 573 | — | — | 1814 | 2173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6790 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 218 | 180 | 103 | 26 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 8818 | 7796 | 5632 | — | — | — | 116 | 302 | 761 | 2320 | 2893 | 640 | 989 | 5915 | 7950 | 7785 | 7042 | 6183 | 5688 | 6477 | 6973 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 745 | 745 | 214 | 172 | 5 | 31 | 113 | 249 | 550 | 528 | 557 | 589 | 526 | 465 | 465 | 732 | 557 | 557 | 732 | 316 | 69 |
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