Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 BST
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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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
W
1.3
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)161515141416141413131312121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40072916255821441895202814001090958823670619703531531522841494887786737731685584
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
5.41
5:00AM
5.82
5:22PM
5.77
5:38AM
6.11
5:57PM
6.04
6:13AM
6.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.86
11:28AM
0.56
11:42PM
0.55
12:03PM
0.34
12:16AM
0.35
12:35PM
0.24
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:01------6:58-------6:56--
Sunset-7:49-------7:51-------7:52------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9910111212131313119999910111110108777
Feels °C (?)24689810109864545666653223
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