Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2317 | 2481 | 2380 | 2283 | 2103 | 1567 | 1528 | 2940 | 4712 | 4185 | 3264 | 2532 | 1952 | 1486 | 1249 | 849 | 882 | 917 | 815 | 754 | 739 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:59AM6.34m | 8:19PM6.22m | 8:39AM6.05m | 9:03PM5.80m | 9:26AM5.64m | 9:55PM5.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.26m | 2:35AM0.48m | 2:57PM0.60m | 3:19AM0.90m | 3:47PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 2103 | 1567 | 1528 | 2940 | 4712 | 4185 | 3264 | 2532 | 1952 | 1486 | 1249 | 849 | 882 | 917 | 815 | 754 | 739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 48 | 410 | 1286 | 1034 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2317 | 2481 | 2380 | 2283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 254 | 254 | 5 | 31 | 33 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 5 |
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