Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gwithian today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 68 | 86 | 103 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 86 | 80 | 59 | 59 | 163 | 217 | 229 | 200 | 183 | 192 | 220 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15AM5.82m | 8:32PM6.06m | 8:50AM5.77m | 9:08PM5.93m | 9:28AM5.63m | 9:48PM5.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.53m | 2:30PM0.59m | 2:53AM0.59m | 3:04PM0.69m | 3:28AM0.73m | 3:42PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 17 | 68 | 86 | 103 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 86 | 80 | 59 | 59 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WSW 8 | W 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 3 | E 6 | E 6 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 163 | 217 | 229 | 200 | 183 | 192 | 220 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 14 | 254 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 375 | 178 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 211 | 255 | 277 | 277 | 211 |
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