Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2979 | 3405 | 4717 | 7104 | 7101 | 7546 | 7051 | 6578 | 5653 | 6246 | 6787 | 5521 | 5283 | 4089 | 3020 | 2481 | 1920 | 1776 | 1480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00PM6.48m | 5:20AM6.51m | 5:39PM6.56m | 5:59AM6.55m | 6:21PM6.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.03m | 11:37AM0.01m | 11:57PM0.03m | 12:18PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 359 | — | — | — | — | 6125 | 6787 | 5521 | 5283 | 4089 | 3020 | 2481 | 1920 | 1776 | 1480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2979 | 3405 | 4717 | 7104 | 7101 | 7546 | 7051 | 6578 | 5653 | 6246 | 6081 | — | 4660 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 557 | 609 | 551 | 515 | 526 | 609 | 557 | 612 | 732 | 316 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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