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Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Towan today?
The current surf forecast for Towan at 7PM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11646 | 10627 | 9428 | 8225 | 6813 | 5522 | 4414 | 3499 | 2753 | 2277 | 2031 | 2117 | 2318 | 2300 | 2900 | 3502 | 3566 | 3775 | 3785 | 3635 | 3656 | 3392 | 3123 | 4167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 4.84 | 11:53AM 5.01 | 12:31AM 4.78 | 12:58PM 4.94 | 1:33AM 4.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:23PM 1.70 | 5:46AM 1.91 | 6:27PM 1.83 | 6:51AM 1.97 | 7:27PM 1.83 | 7:52AM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - |
| Sunset | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
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