Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 176 | 232 | 247 | 277 | 316 | 482 | 440 | 411 | 411 | 408 | 261 | 214 | 181 | 110 | 92 | 71 | 188 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:15PM4.50m | 3:46AM4.52m | 4:13PM4.74m | 4:38AM4.77m | 5:00PM5.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM1.93m | 10:09AM1.84m | 10:40PM1.68m | 10:59AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 113 | 214 | 181 | 110 | 84 | 71 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 113 | 90 | 110 | 92 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 176 | 232 | 247 | 277 | 316 | 482 | 440 | 411 | 411 | 408 | 261 | 16 | 12 | — | — | 66 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 387 | 387 | 535 | 506 | 520 | 735 | 735 | 735 | 214 | 175 | 115 | 14 | 14 | 214 | 387 | 214 | 387 | 5 |
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