Newquay Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.07° W

Newquay Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newquay Town Beach sea temperature is
18.9° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Newquay Town Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). 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 (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
20
19
13
26
41
59
110
98
125
117
139
139
139
175
186
279
272
242
237
233
228
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:37AM5.77m
5:03PM6.19m
5:30AM6.18m
5:52PM6.64m
6:17AM6.50m
6:37PM6.94m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.90m
11:34PM0.54m
11:53AM0.48m
00:21AM0.17m
12:37PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
24
25
25
25
22
21
19
18
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
17
18
18
22
24
24
25
21
19
17
17
18
21
21
20
19
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