Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.0° 

Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
16
16
17
12
12
13
22
47
52
77
105
108
92
67
58
44
22
14
24
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
15
E
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:00AM6.19m
8:21PM6.50m
8:45AM6.02m
9:06PM6.25m
9:29AM5.75m
9:50PM5.88m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.20m
2:50AM0.18m
3:04PM0.39m
3:34AM0.46m
3:48PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
20
20
18
18
18
17
15
13
13
13
13
13
11
13
14
12
13
16
15
14
16
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