Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1357 | 972 | 841 | 736 | 675 | 640 | 640 | 533 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 276 | 324 | 757 | 813 | 731 | 786 | 754 | 730 | 636 | 522 | 563 | 410 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:39AM5.94m | 5:54PM6.28m | 6:12AM6.25m | 6:28PM6.50m | 6:46AM6.43m | 7:03PM6.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.41m | 00:14AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.16m | 00:47AM0.03m | 1:01PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1357 | 972 | 841 | 736 | 675 | 640 | 640 | 533 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 276 | 258 | 153 | 88 | 731 | 786 | 754 | 730 | 636 | 522 | 563 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 31 | 83 | 167 | 324 | 757 | 813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 210 | 506 | 257 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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