Newquay Town Beach surf break

Newquay Town Beach surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Newquay Town Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Newquay Town Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
48
30
16
27
28
28
26
15
13
11
8
8
7
14
23
25
27
28
28
16
16
16
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNW
0
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:19AM6.23m
6:36PM6.27m
6:53AM6.17m
7:08PM6.20m
7:26AM6.01m
7:41PM6.04m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.63m
00:52AM0.63m
1:05PM0.72m
1:24AM0.73m
1:37PM0.88m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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5:54
5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:39
8:42
8:44
8:45
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
10
9
10
12
11
12
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
49
48
30
16
13
28
28
26
15
13
11
8
7
7
6
23
25
27
28
28
16
16
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
W
9
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.3
WNW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
4
7
7
9
27
9
8
8
3
3
2
2
1
1
14
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
8
8
4
1
1
1
7
2
2
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
1
8
13
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
2
206
202
14
41
43
60
207
202
57
298
231
57
42
42
41
41
41
42
42
231
202
14
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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