Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.9° 

Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4.5
SW
11
5
SW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4
W
13
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1239
2020
2979
3559
4594
6908
7549
7434
7135
6578
5913
6246
5989
6151
5203
3801
3020
2314
1920
1638
1355
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM6.48m
5:20AM6.51m
5:39PM6.56m
5:59AM6.55m
6:21PM6.45m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.15m
11:18PM0.03m
11:37AM0.01m
11:57PM0.03m
12:18PM0.03m
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 mm
3
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
7
6
6
7
4
3
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
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