Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 976 | 1054 | 1009 | 972 | 1064 | 1136 | 961 | 944 | 759 | 1218 | 980 | 830 | 723 | 553 | 347 | 288 | 316 | 311 | 248 | 205 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27AM6.13m | 7:53PM5.75m | 8:18AM5.74m | 8:49PM5.27m | 9:18AM5.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.56m | 2:12AM0.89m | 2:47PM0.97m | 3:12AM1.31m | 3:57PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 6 |
| kJ | 976 | 1054 | 1009 | 972 | 1064 | 1136 | 961 | 944 | 759 | 1218 | 980 | 830 | 723 | 553 | 347 | 288 | 316 | 311 | 248 | 205 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 16 | S 5 | — | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | S 16 | S 12 | — | SW 7 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 5 | 8 | — | 30 | 85 | 147 | 234 | 301 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 62 | 68 | 5 | 3 | — | 8 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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