Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 460 | 475 | 545 | 713 | 935 | 1437 | 1622 | 1655 | 1594 | 1536 | 1229 | 998 | 738 | 535 | 408 | 282 | 230 | 189 | 153 | 146 | 137 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM6.17m | 7:30PM6.41m | 7:48AM6.22m | 8:04PM6.36m | 8:23AM6.13m | 8:41PM6.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.22m | 1:29PM0.24m | 1:50AM0.20m | 2:02PM0.26m | 2:22AM0.30m | 2:37PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 573 | 460 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1229 | 998 | 738 | 535 | 408 | 282 | 230 | 189 | 153 | 146 | 137 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 475 | 545 | 713 | 935 | 1437 | 1622 | 1655 | 1594 | 1536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 210 | 396 | 404 | 234 | 225 | 173 | 612 | 172 | 140 | 173 | 163 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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