Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 11 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
!
!
!
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)111415151414151616151414131312121211111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4764912512579113061339313633139261304597706508466932732305173913111005765618515432338277228183
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
4.22
1:37AM
4.47
2:23PM
4.46
2:52AM
4.85
3:24PM
4.93
3:43AM
5.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
2.45
8:16AM
2.24
8:43PM
2.15
9:21AM
1.80
9:40PM
1.68
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:31-------6:30
Sunset---8:07-------8:08-------8:09----
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-1-11111--------------
Temp. °C8998998899101088779910108889
Feels °C (?)-4-2-2-3-2-1-1-11245444455675544
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