Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6AM is: 5.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)16ft (5.0m)17s
Afternoon (28 Jan)16ft (5.0m)17s
Evening (28 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
WSW
5.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5.5
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
4
WSW
6
WSW
7.5
WSW
8
WSW
7.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131418171717171716161616151414131312121818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141181016915413167721495915146150821552310700989211761907263135107397533143018262939872342134026385493601127334
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
S
35
SSE
20
S
45
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
4.85
12:30PM
4.84
1:13AM
4.86
1:55PM
4.91
2:32AM
5.12
3:07PM
5.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
1.65
7:02PM
1.66
7:48AM
1.58
8:27PM
1.49
9:07AM
1.25
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----8:00-------8:00-------7:58---
Sunset------5:07-------5:08-------5:09-
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-132--2112-1151---121-
Temp. °C8888810109889991099989981088
Feels °C (?)2332243110333325334415-12
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