Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 7PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212111111789101011121313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9183807668305338417830612221175013019647496544217031050148218872386263827572318193415971413
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
4.73
1:13PM
4.79
2:10AM
4.67
2:49PM
4.97
3:31AM
4.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
1.89
7:05AM
2.13
8:06PM
1.97
8:45AM
2.01
9:31PM
1.67
9:56AM
1.62
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-7:35-------7:32-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------112------------
Temp. °C151514141414151515141415151616171717171718171718
Feels °C (?)67667810101111111081010121213131415141314
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Towan (strong winds from the W at Newquay Airport 7 km from Towan). A 5.0m groundswell from the W is too big for here

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2 h 8 min ago

46 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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