Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 192 | 279 | 319 | 290 | 284 | 234 | 230 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 129 | 155 | 184 | 224 | 235 | 160 | 104 | 102 | 114 | 120 | 98 | 74 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:15AM6.18m | 6:35PM6.60m | 6:58AM6.34m | 7:17PM6.70m | 7:38AM6.36m | 7:56PM6.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.14m | 12:36PM0.15m | 1:03AM-0.06m | 1:17PM0.02m | 1:43AM-0.08m | 1:56PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 192 | 279 | 319 | 290 | 284 | 234 | 230 | 181 | 173 | 166 | 129 | 155 | 184 | 224 | 235 | 160 | 104 | 102 | 114 | 120 | 98 | 74 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | WNW 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 44 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 168 | 214 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 214 | 45 | 167 | 14 | 14 | 185 | 178 | 253 | 279 | 316 | 316 | 225 |
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