Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 GMT
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Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 11AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (03 Feb)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (03 Feb)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
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!
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1
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
5
!
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!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
2
W
2
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
W
3
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1413161616161615151414131313991522141919181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)928142220945718696575258715734161405192273718111196835659592505138238571365214568129231196510697
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
55
ESE
45
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
6.53
6:21PM
6.24
6:39AM
6.57
6:59PM
6.20
7:17AM
6.44
7:36PM
6.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
0.19
12:27PM
0.04
12:40AM
0.12
1:05PM
0.07
1:16AM
0.21
1:40PM
0.25
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise--7:52-------7:52-------7:50-----
Sunset----5:16-------5:19-------5:21---
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--------111-112211-154-
Temp. °C10101010109998999989101010101210101010
Feels °C (?)324243432210-2-30545563366
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