Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 326 | 255 | 190 | 151 | 110 | 80 | 76 | 55 | 69 | 156 | 417 | 1358 | 1887 | 1632 | 1607 | 1218 | 1122 | 1084 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:33AM4.60m | 1:19PM4.67m | 2:11AM4.62m | 2:50PM4.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM1.77m | 7:08AM1.90m | 8:05PM1.76m | 8:46AM1.73m | 9:30PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 415 | 326 | 255 | 190 | 151 | 110 | 80 | 76 | 55 | 69 | 66 | 126 | 1358 | 1887 | 1632 | 1607 | 1218 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 4 | W 18 | W 16 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 156 | 417 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | SW 12 | S 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 14 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 1122 | 1084 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 133 | 32 | 195 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 115 | 69 | 214 | 5 | 5 |
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