Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 BST
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Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.6
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)121212121111111110101010689101313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6509449289849376175244494323403314633316991219173731393136304227162466227721961369
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
W
25
NW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
6.04
6:13AM
6.27
6:30PM
6.18
6:46AM
6.30
7:02PM
6.21
7:18AM
6.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.35
12:35PM
0.24
12:48AM
0.27
1:04PM
0.26
1:18AM
0.31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:54-------6:52--
Sunset-7:52-------7:53-------7:54------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C1110119877778810101111111211111111101112
Feels °C (?)546322232323355565666443
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