Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
422
382
375
368
375
375
334
310
229
220
177
145
118
115
112
72
69
69
67
58
45
84
70
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
NE
5
ENE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM4.68m
00:12AM4.84m
1:03PM4.52m
1:40AM4.83m
2:25PM4.67m
2:52AM5.05m
Low Tide
6:05PM1.78m
7:01AM1.67m
7:34PM1.82m
8:23AM1.56m
8:50PM1.62m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:29
8:30
8:31
8:32
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
11
13
12
11
11
11
9
9
11
11
11
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
Energy kJ
471
422
382
375
368
375
375
334
310
229
220
177
145
118
115
112
72
69
69
67
58
45
84
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
5
18
30
43
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1
5
1
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
55
58
54
35
17
18
9
7
5
4
3
16
8
7
4
1
1
4
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
84
84
186
107
90
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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