Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 235 | 190 | 156 | 160 | 196 | 235 | 277 | 323 | 481 | 666 | 722 | 661 | 661 | 578 | 502 | 432 | 377 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM6.58m | 6:34AM6.39m | 6:51PM6.64m | 7:10AM6.42m | 7:27PM6.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM-0.05m | 12:53PM0.01m | 1:14AM-0.04m | 1:27PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 292 | 235 | 190 | 156 | 160 | 196 | 235 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 578 | 502 | 432 | 377 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 323 | 481 | 666 | 722 | 661 | 661 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 247 | 211 | 191 | 5 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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