Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)--
Afternoon (04 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.8
W
3
NW
2.3
NNW
1.5
W
2.4
N
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111101313121212121211871271212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10877975744803962952401911881384214835054885465464568211216529628636569569
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
W
40
NNW
45
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
6.46
5:41AM
6.82
6:00PM
6.61
6:16AM
6.87
6:34PM
6.62
6:50AM
6.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
0.22
12:05PM
0.07
12:17AM
0.13
12:37PM
0.09
12:49AM
0.19
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------6:58-------6:56-------6:54-
Sunset-6:04-------6:06-------6:07------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C13121111101010121211111111111113128666656
Feels °C (?)109775557777778710100-4-3-4-3-4-2
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