Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 BST
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Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
1
W
1
W
0.7
SW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)88888888788911101010101010109988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2131771561421321311056318356767331499130495113381244981820568805828762579
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
25
S
20
SE
10
SSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
S
0
E
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
5.32
12:27PM
5.07
1:00AM
5.10
1:39PM
5.00
2:16AM
5.04
2:53PM
5.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.28
6:49PM
1.42
7:29AM
1.43
8:07PM
1.47
8:46AM
1.43
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise---5:31-------5:33-------5:33----
Sunset-------9:22-------9:21-------9:20
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615161819181717171616161618171616161617171717
Feels °C (?)161614161515131110141315101216181515151313131212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Gwithian (light winds from the SW at Culdrose Airport 18 km from Gwithian). 1.0m 8s swell from the W

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6 km/h
SW
15.5
15.8
Air / Water (°C)
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