What is the surf like at Gwithian today?

This morning at Gwithian: 1.2ft swell, cloud, 16°, 1kt ESE. 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 Fri 25: fun, 3.4ft.

How is the Gwithian surf report scored?

Open-Meteo supplies swell, wind and weather on a three-hour 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

Today · Tue 22 Sept · 04:20

Quality

Flat

Swell

1.2ft

Tide

15:1609:07

Weather

16°1kt ESE

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6-day surf report

Updated Tue 22 Sept 04:20

Porthtowan

Now · Tue 22

Flat

1.2ft

15–20°1kt ESE

15:1609:07

Wed 23

Poor

2.4ft

11s

10–18°5kt WNW

16:0009:56

Thu 24

Poor

2.0ft

9–19°2kt ESE

16:3610:36

Fri 25

Fun

3.4ft

11s

12–19°10kt NNW

17:1011:13

Sat 26

Fun

3.0ft

10s

9–17°7kt N

17:4411:48

Sun 27

Poor

3.0ft

9–17°13kt S

18:1812:23

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, 16°, 1kt ESE.

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.