Newquay Town Beach surf break

Newquay Town Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newquay Town Beach today (29 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Newquay Town Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)--
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (29 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
8
0.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
89
116
249
202
211
186
140
222
759
900
872
857
880
895
895
880
857
828
701
617
606
595
631
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM5.71m
5:18AM5.72m
5:37PM5.85m
5:55AM5.80m
6:13PM5.93m
6:31AM5.81m
Low Tide
11:19PM1.12m
11:35AM1.07m
11:56PM1.01m
12:10PM1.01m
00:31AM0.96m
12:45PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:19
9:20
9:22
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
13
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
8
0.9
W
9
1.6
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
38
61
88
249
202
211
186
140
136
759
900
872
857
880
895
895
880
857
828
701
617
606
595
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.8
W
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
73
89
116
41
26
25
25
67
222
20
20
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
24
24
40
7
7
7
34
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
631
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
15
30
30
7
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
25
23
45
45
45
37
1
0
23
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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