Surf Forecasts:
Gwithian surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with 92 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. 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 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gwithian over the next 16 days.
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the surf at Gwithian. I’ve got the full 16-day picture here, and I’ll be straight with you: it’s a tough one. The whole period is a battle against the wind, with very little real quality. The best you can hope for is a short window of clean, offshore conditions on some tiny, weak swells.
We start with Saturday, the 11th of July. Morning sees a small 2ft W swell, but it’s cross-off wind from the ENE at 12 mph. The energy is weak, and the surf is described as poor. It’s clean, but not worth getting wet for. That trend continues through the weekend – Sunday morning a 3ft N swell with a short 6-second period gets hit by a fresh 19 mph E cross-off, and then Sunday afternoon the wind goes offshore but the swell drops to 2ft from the north, period down to 5 seconds. The conditions are clean, but the swell is anemic.
Monday the 13th brings the strongest offshore winds of the whole forecast, a strong breeze from the east hitting 25 mph. The morning swell is a weak 2ft from the NNE with a 6-second period. Clean as a whistle, but that wind is going to make paddling a nightmare. By afternoon it’s even smaller, a 0.7ft south-southwest swell with a very long 19-second period. That groundswell will just slide past Gwithian’s beach break without breaking properly.
The pattern continues: small, weak swells and persistent cross or cross-off winds from the east and north-east through to the 14th and 15th. The best window of hope is Wednesday the 15th morning – a light 6 mph ESE offshore wind, a 1ft W swell with a 9-second period. It’s clean but barely surfable. The afternoon of that day the wind swings onshore from the WNW, and it’s over.
From the 16th onwards, it’s onshore wind city. A cross-on or onshore flow dominates, with swells struggling to reach 4ft. The water temperature is about average for the time of year. There is a slight uptick in energy around the 21st and 22nd of July, but that’s with a fresh to strong onshore wind. The waves will be lumpy and blown-out.
Honestly, there are no standouts here. Not one day scores a recommendation. For a spot like Gwithian that can be consistent, this is a real bummer. The forecast shows a long 16-day gap with no decent surf. The only thing worth mentioning is that if you’re a masochist, the Monday 13th early morning conditions are clean under that strong offshore wind, but you’ll be scratching for 2ft.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 19 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 60 | 64 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:05PM5.24m | 3:38AM5.37m | 4:09PM5.58m | 4:40AM5.66m | 5:07PM5.95m | 5:36AM5.95m | 6:00PM6.28m | 6:27AM6.15m | 6:49PM6.51m | 7:15AM6.24m | 7:36PM6.59m | 8:00AM6.19m | 8:21PM6.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM1.30m | 9:32PM1.19m | 10:04AM1.05m | 10:38PM0.85m | 11:05AM0.74m | 11:37PM0.49m | 12:00PM0.45m | 00:30AM0.21m | 12:49PM0.24m | 1:19AM0.05m | 1:36PM0.15m | 2:06AM0.04m | 2:21PM0.20m | 2:50AM0.18m | |||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 92 | 31 | 64 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 25 | 56 | 56 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | SSW 8 | N 6 | W 9 | W 8 | N 6 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 60 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | N 4 | SSW 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 196 | 60 | 2 | 81 | 75 | 165 | 99 | 551 | 517 | 306 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 0 | 26 | 245 | 401 | 375 | 381 | 25 | 160 | 44 | 22 | 1 | 165 | 25 | 247 | 1 | 14 | 275 | 737 | 417 |
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