Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1924 | 1764 | 1481 | 1300 | 1086 | 961 | 896 | 816 | 574 | 565 | 565 | 470 | 1366 | 1790 | 2441 | 4180 | 4444 | 3996 | 3537 | 3172 | 3088 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14AM6.19m | 7:32PM6.04m | 7:47AM5.96m | 8:05PM5.71m | 8:21AM5.64m | 8:40PM5.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.39m | 1:45AM0.58m | 2:02PM0.66m | 2:15AM0.90m | 2:35PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 1764 | 1481 | 1300 | 1086 | 961 | 896 | 816 | 574 | 198 | 167 | 470 | 1366 | 1790 | 2441 | 4180 | 4444 | 3996 | 3537 | 3172 | 3088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 104 | 120 | 145 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 565 | 565 | 461 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 283 | 214 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 5 | 210 | 211 | 5 | 5 |
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