Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 150 | 144 | 146 | 102 | 139 | 392 | 574 | 432 | 374 | 288 | 262 | 278 | 233 | 105 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:42PM5.01m | 3:20AM5.00m | 3:43PM5.45m | 4:12AM5.44m | 4:31PM5.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM1.29m | 9:43AM1.26m | 10:15PM0.86m | 10:33AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | S 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 187 | 150 | 144 | 146 | 102 | 102 | 123 | — | 49 | 2 | — | 38 | — | — | 105 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 53 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SE 4 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | N 2 | N 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 139 | 392 | 574 | 432 | 374 | 288 | 262 | 278 | 233 | 74 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 279 | 279 | 506 | 506 | 942 | 943 | 869 | 316 | 279 | 14 | 14 | 279 | 316 | 211 | 211 |
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