Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2104 | 3136 | 4916 | 5200 | 4779 | 4192 | 3555 | 3078 | 2638 | 2039 | 1989 | 1764 | 1290 | 1299 | 1048 | 1031 | 814 | 722 | 625 | 528 | 433 | 358 | 297 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM5.64m | 8:40PM5.31m | 8:56AM5.25m | 9:17PM4.88m | 9:37AM4.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.90m | 2:35PM1.00m | 2:48AM1.27m | 3:12PM1.40m | 3:26AM1.66m | 3:57PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2104 | 3136 | 4916 | 5200 | 4779 | 4192 | 3555 | 3078 | 2638 | 2039 | 1989 | 1764 | 1290 | 1299 | 1048 | 1031 | 814 | 722 | 625 | 528 | 433 | 358 | 297 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | NNW 5 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 21 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 55 | 46 | 38 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 191 | 69 | 211 | 223 | 31 | 31 | 167 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 172 | 178 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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