Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.4
WNW
8
1.3
WSW
5
1.8
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
962
753
639
659
613
617
678
676
603
435
249
218
140
111
71
73
52
64
25
97
299
615
1001
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
3:30AM4.98m
3:58PM5.42m
4:29AM5.45m
4:50PM5.93m
5:16AM5.88m
5:34PM6.33m
Low Tide
9:58AM1.29m
10:32PM0.90m
10:52AM0.81m
11:20PM0.44m
11:36AM0.40m
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:49
7:46
 mm
7
8
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
13
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
14
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