Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 BST
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Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (05 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
2
WSW
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
2.3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)8911131312121212111111111110101010111918161716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1382225149289027816162044295302422191540115194186749635825220821622010483201602781276592
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
55
SW
55
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
40
W
35
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
6.11
7:49AM
5.99
8:04PM
5.89
8:21AM
5.68
8:36PM
5.59
8:54AM
5.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.39
1:48AM
0.45
2:02PM
0.62
2:18AM
0.70
2:31PM
0.92
2:50AM
1.03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:48-------6:46--
Sunset-7:57-------7:59-------8:00------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C1112109788999899910111211111211111214
Feels °C (?)11-20-4-2023544333453244469
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