Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 21 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
11.4° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1114141313554444441111101010101011121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)941117412686666623232720151382196200192160134157247330329317
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
35
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
6.36
9:24AM
5.94
9:49PM
5.88
10:23AM
5.39
10:53PM
5.40
11:36AM
4.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
0.58
3:20AM
0.68
3:43PM
1.07
4:19AM
1.17
4:45PM
1.55
5:34AM
1.59
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:11-------6:09--
Sunset-8:22-------8:24-------8:25------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12111098910111011111110101113131212111091012
Feels °C (?)431-1-2-1011334433555443234
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