Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 901 | 798 | 813 | 772 | 805 | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 466 | 338 | 275 | 216 | 170 | 106 | 73 | 52 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM6.50m | 6:46AM6.43m | 7:03PM6.58m | 7:21AM6.47m | 7:40PM6.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.03m | 1:01PM0.04m | 1:20AM0.02m | 1:37PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 285 | 901 | 798 | 813 | 772 | 805 | 718 | 747 | 651 | 553 | 466 | 338 | 275 | 216 | 170 | 106 | 73 | 52 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 123 | 169 | 121 | 102 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 52 | 125 | 447 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 115 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 190 | 286 | 702 | 575 | 609 |
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