Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.0° 

Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
133
332
984
1325
2296
1852
1315
791
560
534
577
606
804
1175
1487
1729
1708
1561
1459
1113
900
654
464
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
SSE
35
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:42AM6.01m
6:57PM6.33m
7:14AM6.17m
7:30PM6.41m
7:48AM6.22m
8:04PM6.36m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.37m
12:57PM0.34m
1:18AM0.22m
1:29PM0.24m
1:50AM0.20m
2:02PM0.26m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
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8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
8
7
4
1
1
7
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
13
14
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
13
13
15
16
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