What is the surf like at Gwithian today?

This afternoon at Gwithian: 0.8ft swell, Cloud, 11°, 4kt NNW, gusts 6. Swell, wind and tide sit on this page so you can decide before you drive.

What is the Gwithian surf forecast for the week?

Gwithian this week: Flat now. Best looking Tue 10: meh, 2.0ft.

How is the Gwithian surf report scored?

Open-Meteo supplies swell, wind and weather on an hourly cron. WorldTides supplies the high and low clocks. We then score Gwithian for wrap, wind and the usual tide window. The number at the top is this hour. Later week cards are the best hour of that day. Height is the swell that makes the beach, not the raw model.

Gwithian

Updated Fri 6 Nov 14:20

Quality

FlatToo small

Swell

0.8ft

Tide

14:5721:23

Weather

11°4kt NNW, gusts 6

Latest shot · Gwithian surf cam

6-day surf report

Updated Fri 6 Nov 14:20

Next beach: Porthtowan

Now · Fri 6

FlatToo small

0.8ft

6-11°4kt NNW, gusts 6

02:39 · 14:5709:00 · 21:23

Sat 7

FlatToo small

0.7ft

6-13°5kt SSE, gusts 6

03:21 · 15:3809:42 · 22:02

Sun 8

FlatToo small

0.7ft

4-13°4kt SE, gusts 6

03:59 · 16:1510:20 · 22:38

Mon 9

PoorToo small

1.1ft

11-13°16kt ESE, gusts 30

04:35 · 16:5010:56 · 23:12

Tue 10

MehToo small

2.0ft

12-15°8kt SSE, gusts 13

05:09 · 17:2411:30 · 23:46

Wed 11

MehToo small

2.0ft

13-14°9kt SSE, gusts 14

05:42 · 17:5812:04

The beach

Gwithian

Gwithian sits on the St Ives Bay run. Swell, wind and tide for this beach and the neighbours, so you can pick a peak before you leave the car park. Today is Cloud, 11°, 4kt NNW, gusts 6.

Long, open beach that loves a north-west swell and handles more wind than the corners of St Ives.

Godrevy end gets the cleaner banks. Watch the rips around the island on a big run-out.

Faces WNW. Best swell WSW-NNW. Level: all. Crowd: average.

On the sand

Before you paddle out at Gwithian

Parking

Cornwall Council Gwithian Towans (TR27 5BT, 275 spaces). 1 April-31 October 9am-6pm: £3 / £5.60 / £8 / £12, weekly £29.50; evening £2.80; winter no charge. Gwithian Academy: parking right next to the school even in August. National Trust Godrevy (TR27 5ED): members free; overflow field in warmer months; non-member prices are posted on site.

Hire & lessons

Gwithian Academy of Surfing at Godrevy Towans, beginners to elite, families and clubs. Live site surfacademy.co.uk (not surfingcornwall.com). Gwithian Surf School at Sunset Surf Café is a separate operator.

Vibe

The academy runs all levels, community clubs, Silver Surfers, families and backpackers, mixed family and long-stay learner beach, not a contest claim. National Trust Godrevy: popular with surfers, families and walkers.