Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.0° 

Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gwithian today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
679
653
727
858
805
730
628
415
326
255
190
151
110
81
78
73
66
156
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10PM4.93m
11:46AM4.80m
00:33AM4.60m
1:19PM4.67m
Low Tide
4:57PM1.45m
5:33AM1.69m
6:21PM1.77m
7:08AM1.90m
8:05PM1.76m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
20
22
20
19
18
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
16
18
17
18
17
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