Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
64
54
51
40
38
32
32
19
29
28
28
17
24
40
63
58
78
75
74
64
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51PM4.25m
3:28AM4.30m
3:56PM4.59m
4:22AM4.66m
4:42PM5.02m
Low Tide
8:35AM2.30m
9:23PM2.13m
9:50AM2.01m
10:22PM1.77m
10:40AM1.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
19
17
17
15
17
18
19
20
18
18
18
17
16
19
21
20
20
17
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
14
14
10
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
15
16
17
18
15
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