Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 9AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (28 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
2.2
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
1.7
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)131316151414141313131212101011111112111111121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74015453269286325572277246310181939172820782055183920402400262127182588188815771413149619322843
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
35
SSW
15
W
0
SW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
5.21
3:08PM
5.28
3:34AM
5.72
4:02PM
5.75
4:22AM
6.22
4:46PM
6.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
1.44
9:35PM
1.33
10:07AM
0.93
10:25PM
0.85
10:52AM
0.50
11:06PM
0.47
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise--7:07-------7:05-------7:03-----
Sunset----5:59--------6:00-------6:01--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------124-------111----
Temp. °C8888999109101111111110101110889999
Feels °C (?)11232223424322-1023477777
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