Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
19
2
WNW
17
2.5
WNW
16
3
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
637
2276
3277
3604
2895
3252
2650
1980
1713
1357
972
841
723
663
640
565
533
449
432
367
479
720
890
843
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:06AM5.54m
5:21PM5.93m
5:39AM5.94m
5:54PM6.28m
6:12AM6.25m
6:28PM6.50m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.86m
11:20AM0.76m
11:41PM0.47m
11:54AM0.41m
00:14AM0.18m
12:27PM0.16m
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
17
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
14
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
15
12
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