Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 30 Aug 2025 BST
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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
17.6° 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 9AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tue
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)1010999991011121313131313131213131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8326685686069121138141119762856393048134966479847254411382636934265483950594287325426041828
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
5.22
10:21PM
5.01
10:43AM
4.82
11:11PM
4.58
11:43AM
4.45
12:27AM
4.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
1.50
4:12PM
1.68
4:33AM
1.91
4:59PM
2.08
5:27AM
2.29
6:10PM
2.41
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tue
02
Sunrise-6:30-------6:31-------6:33------
Sunset-----8:09-------8:07-------8:06--
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---12----1---1-1123111--
Temp. °C161617181817161616151617171716161615161617161515
Feels °C (?)1414121312111091099101011111111910910101112
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Towan (light winds from the S at Newquay Airport 7 km from Towan). A 1.8m swell from the W

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1 h 27 min ago

13 km/h
S
Cross-Off
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