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Towan Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Towan today?
The current surf forecast for Towan at 9PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 283 | 705 | 1034 | 1122 | 1087 | 837 | 770 | 916 | 861 | 817 | 777 | 627 | 557 | 385 | 178 | 173 | 178 | 233 | 166 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:28PM5.03m | 2:51AM5.42m | 3:22PM5.49m | 3:43AM5.87m | 4:10PM5.96m | 4:30AM6.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM1.64m | 9:17AM1.25m | 9:38PM1.22m | 10:06AM0.83m | 10:27PM0.78m | 10:52AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 139 | 137 | 127 | 107 | 86 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 69 | 69 | 117 | 283 | 705 | 1034 | 1122 | 1087 | 837 | 770 | 916 | 861 | 817 | 777 | 627 | 557 | 385 | 178 | 173 | 178 | 233 | 166 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 533 | 527 | 532 | 531 | 513 | 513 | 759 | 1115 | 1338 | 781 | 326 | 326 | 96 | 96 | 255 | 256 | 278 | 284 | 72 | 138 | 34 | 45 | 281 | 247 |
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