Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 346 | 308 | 300 | 265 | 272 | 324 | 370 | 309 | 574 | 829 | 671 | 555 | 567 | 627 | 614 | 586 | 777 | 705 | 628 | 550 | 396 | 319 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 9:44AM5.58m | 10:09PM5.40m | 10:36AM5.17m | 11:10PM4.93m | 11:46AM4.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.87m | 4:00PM1.03m | 4:26AM1.28m | 4:57PM1.45m | 5:33AM1.69m | 6:21PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 33 | 34 | 300 | 265 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 671 | 555 | 33 | 32 | 614 | 586 | 777 | 705 | 628 | 550 | 396 | 319 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 36 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 41 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 387 | 346 | 308 | — | — | 272 | 324 | 370 | 309 | 574 | 829 | — | — | 567 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 277 | 277 | 247 | 211 | 211 | 158 | 173 | 223 | 223 | 214 | 214 | 115 | 69 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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