Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 69 | 64 | 84 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:18PM5.65m | 6:35AM5.54m | 6:52PM5.88m | 7:09AM5.70m | 7:25PM6.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.84m | 12:52PM0.77m | 1:14AM0.66m | 1:25PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 55 | 69 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 20 | 32 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | W 10 | W 8 | S 13 | W 8 | S 13 | WNW 8 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 33 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 20 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | — | W 5 | N 3 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 64 | 84 | 19 | — | 19 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 214 | 5 | 5 | 211 | 211 | 254 | 737 | 214 | 214 | 254 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 942 | 1803 | 246 |
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