Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 155 | 243 | 254 | 321 | 160 | 297 | 491 | 634 | 780 | 899 | 933 | 845 | 807 | 681 | 551 | 347 | 276 | 215 | 165 | 108 | 90 | 69 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11AM5.16m | 10:33PM4.95m | 10:55AM4.73m | 11:23PM4.49m | 11:54AM4.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM1.21m | 4:26PM1.41m | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:13PM1.84m | 5:40AM2.06m | 6:18PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 155 | 243 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 807 | 681 | 551 | 347 | 276 | 215 | 165 | 108 | 90 | 69 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 254 | 321 | 160 | 297 | 491 | 634 | 780 | 899 | 933 | 845 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 30 | 40 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 158 | 167 | 262 | 214 | 558 | 558 | 211 | 163 | 211 | 158 | 158 | 249 | 168 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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