Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 316 | 366 | 138 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 110 | 110 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 58 | 55 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38AM4.77m | 5:00PM5.05m | 5:22AM5.05m | 5:41PM5.36m | 6:00AM5.32m | 6:18PM5.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM1.68m | 10:59AM1.56m | 11:25PM1.38m | 11:40AM1.26m | 00:04AM1.09m | 12:17PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 316 | 366 | 138 | 86 | 94 | 96 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 110 | 110 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 58 | 55 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 17 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 92 | 92 | 7 | 3 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 6 | S 13 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 416 | 11 | 18 | — | — | 66 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 14 | 14 | 214 | 387 | 214 | 231 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 626 | 283 | 214 |
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