Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1005 | 3623 | 7204 | 9416 | 9377 | 10078 | 10103 | 9483 | 8754 | 7441 | 5775 | 4055 | 2831 | 2216 | 1480 | 880 | 980 | 1925 | 3167 | 3925 | 4935 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:44PM5.89m | 5:05AM5.97m | 5:21PM6.25m | 5:42AM6.31m | 6:00PM6.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.80m | 11:04PM0.48m | 11:20AM0.43m | 11:41PM0.19m | 11:58AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 691 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | 217 | 2831 | 2216 | 1480 | 880 | 522 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1005 | 3623 | 7204 | 9416 | 9377 | 10078 | 10103 | 9483 | 8754 | 7441 | 5775 | 4055 | — | 101 | 256 | 384 | 980 | 1925 | 3167 | 3925 | 4935 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 522 | 732 | 735 | 732 | 732 | 735 | 735 | 735 | 732 | 745 | 214 | 172 | 5 | 54 | 210 | 555 | 498 | 528 | 557 | 609 | 609 |
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