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Towan Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Towan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Towan sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Towan today?
The current surf forecast for Towan 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-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (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 7 | WNW 14 | 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 | |
27 | 20 | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
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 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | 498 | 491 | 218 | 232 | 96 | 54 | 232 | 491 | 508 | 508 | 263 | 263 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 214 | 266 | 404 | 494 | 218 | 513 | 571 |
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