Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 10PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)161514141313131212131212121212111111111010131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3345230918841270919690564377319265243187139137989188865955538687206
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
6.40
5:17AM
6.80
5:36PM
6.74
5:52AM
7.05
6:12PM
6.93
6:29AM
7.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
0.28
11:37AM
0.02
11:51PM
0.01
12:12PM
-0.14
12:27AM
-0.11
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-6:29-------6:30-------6:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1412101098911121110101010912121211101091011
Feels °C (?)752443356656664889887667
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