Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 91 | 97 | 381 | 994 | 1809 | 1871 | 1699 | 1517 | 1227 | 1121 | 1186 | 1237 | 1513 | 1633 | 1374 | 1245 | 988 | 850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:24PM6.38m | 6:42AM6.30m | 6:58PM6.27m | 7:14AM6.19m | 7:32PM6.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.19m | 12:59PM0.23m | 1:14AM0.33m | 1:30PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 194 | 91 | 97 | 253 | 994 | 1809 | 1871 | 1699 | 1517 | 1227 | 2 | 899 | — | 1513 | 1633 | 1374 | 1245 | 988 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 8 | SW 7 | N 6 | SW 8 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 32 | 65 | 1 | 9 | — | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | N 6 | W 11 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 61 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 193 | 176 | 381 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 1121 | 1186 | 1237 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 211 | 286 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 113 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 185 | 214 | 211 | 5 | 4 |
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