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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 Tuesday 26 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
13.3° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
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 Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | |
367 | 341 | 341 | 319 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 184 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:47PM5.12m | 3:09AM5.34m | 3:37PM5.32m | 3:57AM5.47m | 4:20PM5.53m | 4:39AM5.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM1.52m | 9:08PM1.60m | 9:37AM1.40m | 9:58PM1.44m | 10:20AM1.27m | 10:41PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 367 | 341 | 341 | 319 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 184 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 43 |
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