Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 841 | 736 | 675 | 640 | 640 | 533 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 314 | 318 | 415 | 478 | 813 | 786 | 741 | 636 | 625 | 513 | 553 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:54PM6.28m | 6:12AM6.25m | 6:28PM6.50m | 6:46AM6.43m | 7:03PM6.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.41m | 00:14AM0.18m | 12:27PM0.16m | 00:47AM0.03m | 1:01PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 841 | 736 | 675 | 640 | 640 | 533 | 457 | 381 | 314 | 314 | 222 | 415 | 478 | 813 | 786 | 741 | 636 | 625 | 513 | 553 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | WNW 10 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 318 | 131 | 76 | 86 | 100 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 56 | 90 | 207 | 18 | 137 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 184 | 210 | 504 | 257 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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