Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 02 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)--
Afternoon (02 Feb)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (02 Feb)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
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!
!
!
!
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3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
4
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
2
W
2
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
1.2
W
2
W
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414141413161616161615151414131313121224222119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13921072918714104814222094571872447525937077976228512027371982146510705813445411389352712671
Wind
(km/h)
50
ESE
50
E
50
E
40
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
6.14
5:59AM
6.53
6:21PM
6.24
6:39AM
6.57
6:59PM
6.20
7:17AM
6.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
0.19
12:27PM
0.04
12:40AM
0.12
1:05PM
0.07
1:16AM
0.21
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise------7:52-------7:52-------7:50-
Sunset5:15-------5:16-------5:19-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--31--------------13-1--
Temp. °C99910101010111010999899998810101011
Feels °C (?)-1-2-124346333432120-2-4-14676
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