Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 270 | 209 | 194 | 143 | 108 | 113 | 133 | 216 | 336 | 397 | 456 | 410 | 892 | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1162 | 892 | 775 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18PM4.17m | 3:00AM4.20m | 3:26PM4.56m | 3:53AM4.63m | 4:11PM5.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM2.40m | 8:52PM2.19m | 9:17AM2.07m | 9:51PM1.77m | 10:07AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 330 | 270 | 209 | 194 | 143 | 108 | 113 | 133 | 216 | 336 | 397 | 456 | 410 | 892 | 1709 | 1617 | 1422 | 1162 | 892 | 775 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 21 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 304 | 390 | 389 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 15 | SW 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 228 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 13 | 0 |
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