Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 543 | 483 | 483 | 422 | 358 | 364 | 319 | 330 | 270 | 209 | 158 | 143 | 110 | 143 | 133 | 216 | 336 | 397 | 449 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM4.06m | 1:32AM3.93m | 2:18PM4.17m | 3:00AM4.20m | 3:26PM4.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM2.41m | 7:59AM2.40m | 8:52PM2.19m | 9:17AM2.07m | 9:51PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 606 | 543 | 483 | 483 | 422 | 358 | 364 | 319 | 330 | 270 | 209 | 158 | 143 | 110 | 143 | 133 | 216 | 336 | 397 | 449 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 21 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 65 | 318 | 725 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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