Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.5°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
16
1.9
W
15
2.2
W
14
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
13
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
W
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
417
1513
1887
1783
1607
1218
1013
1098
1010
962
780
721
641
675
678
809
858
813
560
375
243
188
137
103
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
W
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
15
W
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:11AM4.62m
2:50PM4.93m
3:30AM4.98m
3:58PM5.42m
4:29AM5.45m
4:50PM5.93m
Low Tide
8:46AM1.73m
9:30PM1.39m
9:58AM1.29m
10:32PM0.90m
10:52AM0.81m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:49
 mm
1
4
7
5
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
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