Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 09 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)--
Afternoon (09 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
W
1.6
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
2.4
WNW
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)121110101111118991314141414141515141414131111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5944743584243723751812831004123625843065332742205389651463895699508249162140501936044380
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
5.44
9:03AM
5.16
9:21PM
4.97
9:46AM
4.67
10:13PM
4.53
10:53AM
4.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
1.32
2:54AM
1.49
3:11PM
1.77
3:35AM
1.96
3:57PM
2.21
4:36AM
2.38
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise------6:46-------6:43-------6:41-
Sunset-6:14-------6:15-------6:16------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C10988891010910111198999999991011
Feels °C (?)5544454213431-11112210-101
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