Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
3
SSW
8
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
553
526
338
275
180
139
106
52
35
1442
2719
2584
2097
2424
3460
2702
2388
1969
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
25
SW
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:03PM6.58m
7:21AM6.47m
7:40PM6.48m
7:59AM6.34m
8:19PM6.22m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.04m
1:20AM0.02m
1:37PM0.07m
1:56AM0.17m
2:15PM0.26m
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4
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8
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Temp °C
17
15
14
15
16
17
18
20
20
17
17
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
11
9
11
12
13
13
14
14
10
9
11
11
10
9
11
11
11
11
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