Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 16 Mar 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
10.4° 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 3PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)181717161616151413131313131212191716161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6296555751914242129410412612229319822157213322782043162114131421240842933302227818581270919700
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
5.43
4:07AM
5.89
4:27PM
5.95
4:42AM
6.40
5:01PM
6.40
5:17AM
6.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
1.33
10:06PM
1.16
10:29AM
0.81
10:42PM
0.68
11:03AM
0.35
11:16PM
0.28
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise6:33-------6:31-------6:28-------
Sunset---6:24-------6:27-------6:29----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101010910109101112111110101012131311101098
Feels °C (?)432334323366776455621222
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