Surf Forecasts:
Gwithian surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with 144 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 3s. 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gwithian over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for Gwithian. The forecast is looking pretty flat and uninspiring for the next couple of weeks, so we’re not going to pretend otherwise.
Right now, and for the next several days, the surf is barely there. We’re looking at tiny, weak waves – mostly around 0.7 ft to 3 ft – with a combined swell energy that just doesn’t have any punch. The numbers are low, mostly in the double digits (like 26 to 125), which tells you there’s no real power in the water. The wind is all over the place, too. There’s a bit of a window on Friday the 10th morning with a light cross-offshore breeze and a clean 3 ft swell from the west, but it’s still a very ordinary wave and not worth getting excited about. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing dramatic.
The whole first week is a write-off. We’ve got a long gap of days with no real recommendations. Sunday the 12th to Wednesday the 15th sees some offshore winds, but the swell is either tiny or switched to a weird, long-period 19-second groundswell that’s only 0.7 ft – that’s not going to do anything at a beach. The wind gets strong, even hitting 25 mph on the 13th, which is just messy.
The second week is no better. From the 16th to the 23rd, it’s onshore winds, cross-shore chop, and waves that are barely a ripple. The combined energy stays in the 50s and 80s – weak. It looks more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one, with those consistent cross-onshore winds and poor quality.
The one thing that catches my eye is way out at the end, on Friday the 24th of July. The morning shows a jump in swell to 6 ft from the west-northwest, with a combined energy of 259 (moderate). That’s a proper bump in size. But the wind is light cross-onshore, which will put some ripples on it. It’s a long way off, so call it a promising but uncertain prospect. If that holds, Gwithian could finally have some proper lines, but it’s a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 18 | W 10 | N 6 | SSW 16 | W 9 |
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 kJ | 120 | 113 | 144 | 127 | 94 | 55 | 92 | 60 | 74 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 37 | 32 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:44PM4.95m | 1:16AM5.07m | 1:55PM5.02m | 2:29AM5.15m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM1.40m | 7:04PM1.51m | 7:43AM1.41m | 8:18PM1.43m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 113 | 144 | 127 | 94 | 55 | 92 | 44 | 74 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | N 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 12 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 42 | 28 | 60 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 48 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | E 3 | N 4 | N 4 | E 5 | — | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 37 | — | 46 | 47 | 59 | 102 | 125 | 112 | 75 | 1055 | 130 | 27 | 36 | 40 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 401 | 375 | 382 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
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