Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
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)
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
7
1
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1565
1586
1581
1255
1209
919
598
463
327
230
189
157
146
137
134
131
92
88
177
366
397
356
316
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:48AM6.22m
8:04PM6.36m
8:23AM6.13m
8:41PM6.16m
9:01AM5.91m
9:22PM5.83m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.20m
2:02PM0.26m
2:22AM0.30m
2:37PM0.41m
2:58AM0.53m
3:15PM0.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
11
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
14
15
16
16
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