Gwithian Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.22° N 5.40° W

Gwithian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
7
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NW
5
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
243
307
367
171
289
496
634
754
828
860
826
721
669
551
405
275
225
144
140
122
62
73
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11AM5.16m
10:33PM4.95m
10:55AM4.73m
11:23PM4.49m
11:54AM4.34m
Low Tide
4:08AM1.21m
4:26PM1.41m
4:48AM1.66m
5:13PM1.84m
5:40AM2.06m
6:18PM2.19m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
14
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
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