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Gwithian Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gwithian today?
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
282 | 225 | 175 | 160 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 110 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 56 | 73 | 57 | 54 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:53PM5.58m | 5:08AM5.77m | 5:28PM5.79m | 5:44AM5.89m | 6:01PM5.92m | 6:17AM5.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.82m | 11:31AM0.66m | 11:47PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.59m | 00:19AM0.58m | 12:34PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 282 | 225 | 175 | 160 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 106 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 110 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 56 | 73 | 57 | 54 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NNE 6 | WNW 16 | NNE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 62 | 116 | 40 | 99 | 25 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 31 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | — | WNW 16 | NNE 7 | WNW 16 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | 103 | 15 | 97 | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 182 | 116 | 122 | 133 | 152 | 100 | 104 | 87 | 65 | 38 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 53 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 217 | 223 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 189 | 189 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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