Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 52 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 78 | 85 | 127 | 213 | 300 | 319 | 213 | 131 | 112 | 148 | 239 | 541 | 1204 | 1631 | 1291 | 1089 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM5.82m | 6:10AM5.76m | 6:25PM6.13m | 6:42AM6.01m | 6:57PM6.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.84m | 00:15AM0.63m | 12:26PM0.54m | 00:46AM0.37m | 12:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | SSW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | S 11 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 52 | 47 | 60 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 131 | 11 | 14 | 2 | — | 937 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | SE 5 | W 9 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 6 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 49 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 4 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | — | 67 | 78 | 85 | 127 | 213 | 300 | 319 | 213 | — | 112 | 148 | 239 | 541 | 1204 | 1631 | 1291 | 1089 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 211 | 275 | 277 | 277 | 211 | 31 | 211 | 281 | 571 | 165 | 581 | 296 | 732 | 173 |
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