Surf Forecasts:
Gwithian surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period, W swell with 7,176 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 19 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gwithian this week:
The surf forecast for Gwithian over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 19) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gwithian in the next 16 days are 5.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 19th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 24th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gwithian over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 51 | 273 | 551 | 617 | 513 | 461 | 967 | 6153 | 5116 | 3546 | 4079 | 2385 | 2290 | 4065 | 3370 | 3974 | 2587 | 2376 | 2592 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05PM4.11m | 11:46AM4.20m | 00:38AM3.99m | 1:22PM4.24m | 2:07AM4.20m | 2:34PM4.56m | 3:06AM4.60m | 3:25PM4.99m | 3:50AM5.07m | 4:06PM5.45m | 4:28AM5.54m | 4:44PM5.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM2.15m | 5:29AM2.30m | 6:30PM2.30m | 7:05AM2.33m | 7:59PM2.13m | 8:24AM2.08m | 9:01PM1.77m | 9:20AM1.68m | 9:48PM1.32m | 10:04AM1.24m | 10:27PM0.88m | 10:43AM0.80m | 11:04PM0.48m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | N 7 | W 11 | W 13 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 82 | 51 | 273 | 551 | 617 | 513 | 461 | — | — | — | 1 | 4079 | 2385 | 897 | — | 48 | 3243 | 2587 | 7 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 14 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | W 19 | W 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | W 7 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | — | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | — | W 13 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 967 | 6153 | 5116 | 3546 | 3384 | — | 2290 | 4065 | 3370 | 3974 | — | 2376 | 2592 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 68 | 558 | 596 | 500 | 69 | 5 | 167 | 560 | 506 | 316 | 214 | 4 | 387 |
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