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Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
10.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
2
4
3
0
0
0
3
2
1
2
3
4
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.8
W
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)111010101010111018161616161616161414141413101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31925224219619625945957596115404065343127122161194332033944411241913755298692918071346
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SW
25
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSE
45
SSE
60
SSE
45
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
25
SW
15
S
20
SE
30
SE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
5.72
5:33AM
6.06
5:51PM
5.95
6:08AM
6.29
6:25PM
6.11
6:42AM
6.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
0.93
11:55AM
0.79
12:07AM
0.71
12:30PM
0.61
12:41AM
0.58
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:11-------8:10-------8:08-
Sunset4:49-------4:50-------4:52-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1----31562--1----
Temp. °C9887778998768910798987788
Feels °C (?)766432446220-3-4122001221-1
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