Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today (01 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)--
Afternoon (01 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
2
W
10
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
W
10
5
W
11
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
237
678
727
767
659
973
1138
1245
1074
1037
1043
1045
1294
1399
1728
2088
2448
2667
3461
5526
6082
5137
4837
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:47PM5.66m
7:05AM5.48m
7:23PM5.62m
7:42AM5.38m
8:00PM5.52m
8:19AM5.23m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.91m
1:20PM0.98m
1:43AM0.98m
1:56PM1.07m
2:21AM1.11m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:23
9:24
2
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
13
12
9
8
7
7
7
9
8
9
9
10
8
9
8
8
7
7
5
5
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
269
200
29
17
17
17
7
7
7
16
21
79
40
200
10
25
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
32
6
6
12
12
12
6
6
5
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
2
W
10
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
W
10
5
W
11
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
Energy kJ
170
237
678
727
767
659
973
1138
1245
1074
1037
1043
1045
1294
1399
1728
2088
2448
2667
3461
5526
6082
5137
4837
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
211
210
5
185
185
248
291
163
296
257
163
69
31
246
504
561
579
565
376
632
632
304
304
304
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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