Gwithian surf break

Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gwithian today?

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111101313121212121212131414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314244192189140125898685556096205258186250258271294413395307361273
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
6.70
6:09PM
6.58
6:27AM
6.76
6:46PM
6.59
7:05AM
6.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
-0.01
12:11PM
-0.15
12:26AM
-0.11
12:46PM
-0.13
1:03AM
-0.05
1:23PM
0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:24-------6:22-------6:20---
Sunset-------6:32-------6:35-------6:36
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10101099111211101010910121210999910101110
Feels °C (?)566556887776799878877687
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