Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1AM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 5.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1127 | 733 | 1670 | 10135 | 17206 | 25815 | 20610 | 14158 | 10409 | 7076 | 4912 | 3224 | 2559 | 1931 | 784 | 3056 | 6190 | 9202 | 9478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:25PM4.99m | 3:50AM5.07m | 4:06PM5.45m | 4:28AM5.54m | 4:44PM5.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM1.32m | 10:04AM1.24m | 10:27PM0.88m | 10:43AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 12 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1127 | 733 | 370 | 6435 | 17206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | 149 | 93 | 784 | 9 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | 207 | 361 | 1670 | 10135 | 429 | 25815 | 20610 | 14158 | 10409 | 7076 | 4912 | 3224 | 2559 | 1931 | 778 | 3056 | 6190 | 9202 | 9478 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 407 | 500 | 246 | 94 | 176 | 544 | 564 | 563 | 732 | 257 | 257 | 69 | 211 | 544 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 732 |
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