Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 11 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 11AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (11 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.1
WNW
3
W
4
WSW
4.5
W
3.5
WNW
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414141515141414131310111212121111121415151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332740405429620060725325452940843714145226513605466834025239443539224801553964285927505143103752
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
40
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
NW
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
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
4.67
10:13PM
4.53
10:53AM
4.26
11:41PM
4.24
12:41PM
4.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
1.96
3:57PM
2.21
4:36AM
2.38
5:15PM
2.55
6:22AM
2.58
7:12PM
2.56
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise--6:43-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:16-------6:19-------6:21--
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------72--11111-
Temp. °C10999999910101011121210877666667
Feels °C (?)21111232210123-1-1-3-2-2-2-3-3-1-1
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