Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 308 | 308 | 324 | 404 | 290 | 644 | 783 | 687 | 626 | 627 | 614 | 653 | 640 | 711 | 669 | 636 | 550 | 407 | 326 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44AM5.58m | 10:09PM5.40m | 10:36AM5.17m | 11:10PM4.93m | 11:46AM4.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM1.03m | 4:26AM1.28m | 4:57PM1.45m | 5:33AM1.69m | 6:21PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 653 | 640 | 711 | 669 | 636 | 550 | 407 | 326 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 308 | 308 | 308 | 324 | 404 | 290 | 644 | 783 | 687 | 626 | 627 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 211 | 277 | 247 | 210 | 210 | 211 | 173 | 172 | 223 | 214 | 214 | 115 | 115 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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