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Towan Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (59 surf breaks) / UK (468 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (50.42° N 5.09° W)
Towan Surf Forecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

27 km away, 1 h 36 min ago

How big are the waves at Towan today?
The current surf forecast for Towan at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (27 Jan) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Afternoon (27 Jan) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Evening (27 Jan) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 131 | 96 | 94 | 66 | 62 | 45 | 75 | 71 | 104 | 146 | 184 | 225 | 286 | 286 | 282 | 209 | 199 | 190 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 137 | 132 | 93 | 88 | 88 | 307 | 229 | 418 | 331 | 336 | 336 | 224 | 198 | 7 | 213 | 206 | 165 | 263 | 754 | 895 | 373 | 768 | 847 | 969 | 298 | 419 | 384 | 367 | 361 | 273 | 248 | 505 | 404 | 343 | 279 | 288 | 221 | 202 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:06AM 6.29 | 9:31PM 5.76 | 9:55AM 5.76 | 10:23PM 5.32 | 10:50AM 5.24 | 11:23PM 4.94 | 11:56AM 4.83 | 12:35AM 4.71 | 1:14PM 4.64 | 1:51AM 4.70 | 2:27PM 4.70 | 2:57AM 4.89 | 3:26PM 4.93 | 3:49AM 5.19 | 4:12PM 5.22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 0.80 | 3:50AM 1.09 | 4:21PM 1.29 | 4:43AM 1.55 | 5:17PM 1.73 | 5:47AM 1.93 | 6:26PM 2.05 | 7:06AM 2.12 | 7:45PM 2.15 | 8:26AM 2.08 | 8:56PM 2.02 | 9:29AM 1.85 | 9:51PM 1.75 | 10:17AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: the tide data above is for Newquay which is 1 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Towan.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Sunrise | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
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