Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 9PM is: 5.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)--
Afternoon (30 Jan)18ft (5.5m)17s
Evening (30 Jan)18ft (5.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
4
6
5
6
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
1.8
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)171717161616161616151514141414131313181616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18617208831554511715100439481103771097010362900372245648470438033017220419381879191248194293318221251430
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
50
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
5.48
3:38AM
5.82
4:08PM
5.87
4:32AM
6.28
4:58PM
6.22
5:19AM
6.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.21
10:11AM
0.89
10:33PM
0.79
11:03AM
0.48
11:20PM
0.44
11:47AM
0.19
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise------7:56-------7:54-------7:54-
Sunset5:07-------5:09-------5:12-------
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
212---------111---------
Temp. °C979998910109101010889108778999
Feels °C (?)4-41133454455666775312110
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Towan surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest