- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Gwithian Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Gwithian surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 25 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gwithian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gwithian sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gwithian today?
The current surf forecast for Gwithian at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gwithian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
444 | 679 | 669 | 572 | 519 | 432 | 425 | 432 | 432 | 425 | 404 | 371 | 297 | 242 | 238 | 187 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:45PM4.73m | 2:11AM4.99m | 2:45PM4.87m | 3:07AM5.08m | 3:36PM5.06m | 3:55AM5.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM1.48m | 8:07PM1.63m | 8:44AM1.43m | 9:06PM1.51m | 9:35AM1.32m | 9:56PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  | |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 444 | 679 | 669 | 572 | 519 | 432 | 425 | 432 | 432 | 425 | 404 | 371 | 297 | 242 | 238 | 187 | 171 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 4 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 19 | S 6 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | SW 12 | S 21 | — | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | N 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | N 5 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 2 | S 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gwithian surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest