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Gwithian Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gwithian today?
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | |
116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 110 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:28PM5.79m | 5:44AM5.89m | 6:01PM5.92m | 6:17AM5.92m | 6:34PM5.96m | 6:51AM5.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.66m | 11:47PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.59m | 00:19AM0.58m | 12:34PM0.59m | 00:51AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | 8:43 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
 kJ | 116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 110 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | E 6 | SSE 4 | E 6 | — | — | E 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 70 | 56 | 26 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 189 | 211 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 247 | 247 |
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