Newquay Town Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.07° W

Newquay Town Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Newquay Town Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
110
98
125
117
110
144
139
175
186
279
267
294
237
233
228
184
173
166
129
126
152
201
202
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
WSW
0
N
5
NE
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:30AM6.18m
5:52PM6.64m
6:17AM6.50m
6:37PM6.94m
7:00AM6.68m
7:19PM7.04m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.54m
11:53AM0.48m
00:21AM0.17m
12:37PM0.18m
1:04AM-0.04m
1:19PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
24
25
27
24
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
18
22
23
25
24
23
21
21
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
20
18
16
15
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