Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 748 | 657 | 573 | 656 | 776 | 544 | 556 | 645 | 724 | 862 | 1045 | 1219 | 1581 | 1467 | 1279 | 1207 | 386 | 411 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM5.40m | 9:28AM5.22m | 9:49PM4.90m | 10:08AM4.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.95m | 3:22AM1.23m | 3:42PM1.40m | 3:59AM1.68m | 4:26PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 748 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1581 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 386 | 210 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 657 | 573 | 656 | 776 | 544 | 556 | 645 | 724 | 862 | 1045 | 1219 | — | 1467 | 1279 | 1207 | 235 | 411 | 594 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 506 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 172 | 211 | 94 | 211 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 211 |
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