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Newquay Town Beach Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Newquay Town Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Newquay Town Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Newquay Town Beach sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Newquay Town Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Newquay Town Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newquay Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | |
696 | 554 | 524 | 410 | 167 | 194 | 316 | 297 | 202 | 193 | 141 | 100 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 27 | 61 | 53 | 117 | 165 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:10PM5.96m | 4:30AM6.29m | 4:55PM6.39m | 5:17AM6.62m | 5:40PM6.71m | 6:03AM6.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.83m | 10:27PM0.78m | 10:52AM0.46m | 11:13PM0.40m | 11:37AM0.20m | 11:59PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:02 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 147 | 121 | 64 | 109 | 89 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 121 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | W 9 | — | — | SW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | WNW 15 | N 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 696 | 554 | 524 | 410 | 167 | 194 | 316 | 297 | 202 | 193 | 141 | 100 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 117 | 165 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 755 | 1145 | 325 | 293 | 155 | 71 | 246 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 253 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 293 | 487 | 37 | 217 | 217 | 133 | 52 |
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