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Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 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
9.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 6AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
2
W
2.2
W
1.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
W
3
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)121111111414131312121211201918171716161616161516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51140139437531670057247337129410981172139433966755675656504513434741953866452760317654
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
4.62
2:09PM
4.65
2:40AM
4.80
3:08PM
4.86
3:33AM
5.09
3:56PM
5.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
2.19
8:00AM
2.17
8:32PM
2.07
9:05AM
1.96
9:29PM
1.83
9:57AM
1.66
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----8:15-------8:15-------8:14---
Sunset------4:43-------4:44-------4:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------11---131--1111111
Temp. °C8776568710998877878788998
Feels °C (?)233421203455554522121112
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