Newquay Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.07° W

Newquay Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newquay Town Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Newquay Town Beach at 8PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
7
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
695
671
692
826
940
460
450
1211
1087
912
933
330
465
541
489
502
516
529
671
900
730
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:30AM5.49m
9:51PM5.16m
10:10AM5.00m
10:36PM4.66m
11:04AM4.55m
Low Tide
3:42PM1.48m
3:59AM1.78m
4:26PM1.95m
4:48AM2.22m
5:31PM2.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
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