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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 Saturday 02 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
11.9° 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 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | |
27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:36PM6.27m | 6:53AM6.17m | 7:08PM6.20m | 7:26AM6.01m | 7:41PM6.04m | 8:00AM5.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.63m | 1:05PM0.72m | 1:24AM0.73m | 1:37PM0.88m | 1:57AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 203 | 56 | 293 | 293 | 208 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 59 | 211 | 211 | 232 | 211 | 233 | 220 |
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