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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 6 pm Saturday 16 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
12.5° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Newquay Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
43 | 94 | 184 | 277 | 247 | 233 | 372 | 980 | 1025 | 1082 | 1175 | 1513 | 411 | 404 | 882 | 743 | 575 | 442 | 319 | 154 | 230 | 294 | 452 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:40PM6.71m | 6:03AM6.80m | 6:25PM6.87m | 6:49AM6.82m | 7:11PM6.87m | 7:36AM6.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.13m | 12:22PM0.08m | 00:46AM0.02m | 1:08PM0.12m | 1:34AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | W 15 |
 kJ | 27 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 233 | 176 | 980 | 1025 | — | — | — | 411 | 404 | 882 | 743 | 575 | 442 | 319 | 154 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 15 | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 81 | 6 | 372 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 94 | 184 | 277 | 247 | 225 | — | — | — | 1082 | 1175 | 1513 | 403 | 332 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 91 | 230 | 294 | 452 | 563 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 497 | 490 | 217 | 231 | 94 | 52 | 231 | 490 | 507 | 507 | 262 | 262 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 213 | 264 | 406 | 495 | 217 | 514 | 572 |
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