Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111078910910111212121212111111111212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771595424365481953107916931980297538923713367531912658222819151888178616911662123614451835
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSE
45
S
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
WNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
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
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
5.04
10:47AM
5.04
11:18PM
4.76
11:48AM
4.73
12:25AM
4.60
12:59PM
4.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
1.79
5:10PM
1.89
5:35AM
2.07
6:11PM
2.12
6:45AM
2.22
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise----8:17-------8:17-------8:15---
Sunset------4:37-------4:39-------4:40-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-31----1------123--
Temp. °C8910101112121211111111111111101010101010788
Feels °C (?)322125222234335566778-101
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