Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8937 | 6298 | 4109 | 3224 | 2604 | 2143 | 885 | 2814 | 6420 | 8944 | 8345 | 9420 | 8747 | 8963 | 8061 | 6164 | 5541 | 3841 | 2878 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06PM5.45m | 4:28AM5.54m | 4:44PM5.89m | 5:05AM5.97m | 5:21PM6.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.88m | 10:43AM0.80m | 11:04PM0.48m | 11:20AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 86 | — | 177 | 135 | 83 | 48 | 885 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 356 | 266 | 253 | 2878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 8937 | 6298 | 4109 | 3224 | 2604 | 2143 | 655 | 2814 | 6420 | 8944 | 8345 | 9420 | 8747 | 8963 | 8061 | 6164 | 5541 | 3841 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 732 | 257 | 257 | 173 | 211 | 522 | 732 | 735 | 732 | 735 | 735 | 735 | 735 | 316 | 745 | 214 | 69 | 5 |
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