Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)--
Afternoon (04 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (04 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
2.3
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121222141919181817171616161514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13081044738403276792212276238496761769666414546850534189298232433334368038653891377937363352
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
25
SE
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
6.53
7:19AM
6.77
7:38PM
6.35
7:55AM
6.48
8:14PM
6.06
8:31AM
6.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.09
1:17AM
0.23
1:41PM
0.28
1:52AM
0.46
2:15PM
0.59
2:26AM
0.78
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise------7:48-------7:48-------7:46-
Sunset5:16-------5:19-------5:21-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----211-11---1---------1
Temp. °C9999910101111101010109911119910991011
Feels °C (?)000-105356555545875555444
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