Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
500 | 545 | 705 | 1027 | 1437 | 1779 | 1549 | 1552 | 1527 | 1334 | 1092 | 832 | 600 | 408 | 327 | 230 | 188 | 152 | 146 | 133 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM6.17m | 7:30PM6.41m | 7:48AM6.22m | 8:04PM6.36m | 8:23AM6.13m | 8:41PM6.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.24m | 1:50AM0.20m | 2:02PM0.26m | 2:22AM0.30m | 2:37PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1297 | 1092 | 832 | 600 | 408 | 327 | 230 | 188 | 152 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | N 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
500 | 545 | 705 | 1027 | 1437 | 1779 | 1549 | 1552 | 1527 | 1334 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 133 | 134 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 396 | 256 | 234 | 225 | 173 | 732 | 732 | 214 | 185 | 158 | 115 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 191 | 4 |
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