Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 61 | 114 | 166 | 199 | 193 | 171 | 153 | 144 | 178 | 197 | 298 | 377 | 408 | 366 | 277 | 239 | 194 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:08PM5.93m | 9:28AM5.63m | 9:48PM5.72m | 10:11AM5.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.69m | 3:28AM0.73m | 3:42PM0.87m | 4:08AM0.95m | 4:26PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 61 | 114 | 166 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 18 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 199 | 193 | 171 | 153 | 144 | 178 | 197 | 298 | 377 | 408 | 366 | 277 | 239 | 194 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 5 | 211 | 277 | 571 | 277 | 506 | 211 | 168 | 214 | 283 | 701 | 214 | 214 | 211 |
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