Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 846 | 682 | 737 | 639 | 560 | 464 | 358 | 335 | 238 | 91 | 93 | 654 | 991 | 1551 | 1706 | 1543 | 1406 | 1205 | 1141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:49PM6.35m | 6:08AM6.28m | 6:24PM6.38m | 6:42AM6.30m | 6:58PM6.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.16m | 12:26PM0.19m | 00:44AM0.19m | 12:59PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 682 | 737 | 639 | 560 | 464 | 358 | 335 | 238 | 82 | 93 | 248 | 991 | 1551 | 1706 | 1543 | 1406 | 1205 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | W 11 | N 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 33 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 91 | 59 | 1 | 46 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 119 | 205 | 654 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 1141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 115 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 211 | 286 | 247 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
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