Towan Surf Forecast

/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /

UK (473 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (50.42° N 5.09° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 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 15.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (15 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s

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

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	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W
Period(s) (?)	11	10	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	12	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	108	98	148	168	272	184	180	132	82	56	32	30	17	17	17	17	8	7	16	15	14	13	25	33
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	1:04PM 4.83				1:59AM 4.65				2:32PM 5.02				3:12AM 4.97				3:34PM 5.37					4:02AM 5.35
Low Tide / height (m)			7:56PM 1.91				8:29AM 1.98				9:12PM 1.63				9:34AM 1.64					10:05PM 1.28				10:21AM 1.28

	Wednesday 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-
Sunset	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	14	15	14	13	13	12	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C (?)	9	8	9	10	10	10	8	11	12	11	10	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cornwall (North)

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Towan (light winds from the E at Newquay Airport 7 km from Towan). 0.6m 10s swell from the W with a 0.4m 13s groundswell, also from the W and a 0.2m 15s groundswell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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1 h 44 min ago

11 km/h

Cross-On

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