Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 836 | 805 | 647 | 550 | 415 | 326 | 255 | 190 | 151 | 110 | 81 | 76 | 55 | 50 | 154 | 326 | 1672 | 2089 | 1942 | 1752 | 1505 | 1455 | 1603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10PM4.93m | 11:46AM4.80m | 00:33AM4.60m | 1:19PM4.67m | 2:11AM4.62m | 2:50PM4.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM1.69m | 6:21PM1.77m | 7:08AM1.90m | 8:05PM1.76m | 8:46AM1.73m | 9:30PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | S 5 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 710 | 836 | 805 | 647 | 550 | 415 | 326 | 255 | 190 | 151 | 110 | 81 | 76 | 55 | 50 | 68 | 326 | 1672 | 4 | 1942 | 1752 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | W 18 | W 17 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 154 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | N 5 | — | — | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 9 | — | W 14 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 157 | — | 2089 | — | — | 1505 | 1455 | 1603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 32 | 215 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 211 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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