Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
1.1
SW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
SW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1010101079978999121111121212151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3402792351461091029564153346469475169417201720174418791774556668186638543344323512
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
5.37
4:09PM
5.47
4:26AM
5.92
4:50PM
6.01
5:06AM
6.42
5:28PM
6.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
1.68
10:08AM
1.27
10:25PM
1.17
10:49AM
0.75
11:05PM
0.67
11:28AM
0.31
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:30-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:14-------8:15
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--221-------13----------
Temp. °C91010111214141312131312121212111111111012121212
Feels °C (?)54358101098885565455668789
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