Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 8AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Nov)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (28 Nov)15ft (4.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
0
!
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)19171616151414141313131212121211111111111111117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)769097721108888667440693674184016541541523319248122161624120810879491030934741661577326540
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
W
25
SW
40
SW
45
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
4.84
10:56PM
4.58
11:27AM
4.88
12:08AM
4.72
12:37PM
5.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
1.79
4:54PM
1.70
5:17AM
1.80
6:03PM
1.57
6:28AM
1.64
7:08PM
1.31
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
Sunrise--7:54-------7:54-------7:56-----
Sunset----4:23-------4:22-------4:22---
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------12112--------------
Temp. °C1212121212111212910910999988999999
Feels °C (?)765356444534211112444310
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