Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)11ft (3.5m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
2
2
0
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
!
!
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)181817161616151414131313131312191716161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86517650677155554769401329422070156420122139232320741854157228306680584846293127244117561172919
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
5.16
4:05AM
5.60
4:25PM
5.65
4:40AM
6.08
4:59PM
6.08
5:15AM
6.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
1.25
10:05PM
1.09
10:28AM
0.75
10:40PM
0.63
11:02AM
0.32
11:15PM
0.25
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:30-------
Sunset---6:27-------6:30-------6:30----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1010101010109910111111111091011121211101098
Feels °C (?)422344123346765444421221
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