Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
W
9
2.2
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
80
88
86
177
190
141
126
115
216
865
1368
2247
1930
1251
761
586
493
524
555
751
866
1155
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
W
45
W
35
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:10AM5.76m
6:25PM6.13m
6:42AM6.01m
6:57PM6.33m
7:14AM6.17m
7:30PM6.41m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.54m
00:46AM0.37m
12:57PM0.34m
1:18AM0.22m
1:29PM0.24m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
4
2
6
1
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
14
12
13
11
13
13
15
15
15
14
11
13
12
10
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