Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
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 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (01 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)18s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
4
1
2
2
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.3
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)151414141413131318171616161514141414141413161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68765347442836092802283028942950312368845005373824171641109283460552993213091233463163416408
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
S
5
SE
10
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
50
E
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
6.28
4:58PM
6.22
5:19AM
6.65
5:42PM
6.47
6:01AM
6.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
0.79
11:03AM
0.48
11:20PM
0.44
11:47AM
0.19
12:02AM
0.22
12:28PM
0.06
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:52---
Sunset------5:12-------5:14-------5:15-
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-12111---------121------
Temp. °C1098789987767789910101010910109
Feels °C (?)644553433410-2-2-1-123353555
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