Newquay Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.07° W

Newquay Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newquay Town Beach sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.6° 

Newquay Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Newquay Town Beach today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Newquay Town Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Newquay Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.5
SW
7
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.8
SW
7
0.4
WNW
9
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
56
50
32
31
28
28
28
18
18
18
22
38
40
40
54
28
114
181
200
180
240
233
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
25
E
30
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:04AM5.32m
5:21PM5.72m
5:40AM5.72m
5:55PM6.12m
6:12AM6.07m
6:27PM6.44m
Low Tide
11:20AM1.28m
11:43PM1.03m
11:54AM0.90m
00:16AM0.67m
12:27PM0.58m
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clear
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light rain
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light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
19
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
19
18
18
16
15
14
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
13
13
15
16
14
16
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