Newquay Town Beach surf break

Newquay Town Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 May 2026 BST
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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
11.9° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
N
5
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
11
17
17
12
15
20
13
22
24
19
13
13
9
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:41PM6.04m
8:00AM5.78m
8:16PM5.80m
8:35AM5.48m
8:53PM5.51m
9:14AM5.16m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.88m
1:57AM0.92m
2:10PM1.11m
2:32AM1.18m
2:45PM1.38m
3:11AM1.49m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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5:48
5:47
5:46
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8:44
8:45
8:46
8:47
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
10
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
10
10
9
8
6
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.6
N
5
0.2
WNW
9
0.5
N
5
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
Energy kJ
8
16
8
17
8
12
7
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
9
6
6
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
16
2
2
8
2
8
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
7
7
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
6
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
11
11
17
15
20
13
22
24
19
13
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
216
210
210
210
232
233
293
240
271
271
271
395
395
388
312
419
233
202
202
241
210
270
403
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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