Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 553 | 526 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 139 | 106 | 52 | 35 | 1442 | 2719 | 2584 | 2097 | 2424 | 3460 | 2702 | 2388 | 1969 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM6.58m | 7:21AM6.47m | 7:40PM6.48m | 7:59AM6.34m | 8:19PM6.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.04m | 1:20AM0.02m | 1:37PM0.07m | 1:56AM0.17m | 2:15PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 651 | 553 | 526 | 338 | 275 | 180 | 139 | 106 | 52 | 35 | 20 | 2719 | 2330 | — | — | 3460 | 2702 | 2388 | 1969 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 15 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 297 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 50 | 363 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 41 | 77 | 158 | 532 | 1442 | — | 2584 | 2097 | 2424 | 3040 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 84 | 84 | 195 | 286 | 734 | 211 | 551 | 661 | 45 | 159 | 211 | 256 | 256 | 5 | 5 |
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