Newquay Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.07° W

Newquay Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Newquay Town Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.7° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Newquay Town Beach at 4PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
7
1.8
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
434
1076
1299
1007
676
487
395
366
457
560
782
1455
1708
1737
1495
1263
971
763
573
463
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00PM6.66m
7:17AM6.50m
7:32PM6.75m
7:50AM6.54m
8:07PM6.69m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.37m
1:19AM0.25m
1:30PM0.26m
1:50AM0.22m
2:03PM0.29m
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
5
2
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
17
18
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
11
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
12
10
9
11
12
10
10
11
13
13
14
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