Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 182 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 112 | 74 | 54 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:35PM5.42m | 11:03AM5.15m | 11:33PM5.09m | 12:08PM4.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM1.12m | 4:55AM1.22m | 5:20PM1.39m | 5:56AM1.51m | 6:32PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 112 | 74 | 54 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 200 | 182 | 155 | 155 | 160 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 737 | 214 | 211 | 214 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 410 | 411 | 224 | 396 | 224 | 396 | 396 | 397 | 397 | 387 | 387 |
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