Towan surf break

Towan surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Towan today?

The current surf forecast for Towan at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)151413131313131212191716161514141313131213131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2830248720292157230522781883162114151466249444013345211917151288919690490383329273205144
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
5.89
4:27PM
5.95
4:42AM
6.40
5:01PM
6.40
5:17AM
6.80
5:36PM
6.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
0.81
10:42PM
0.68
11:03AM
0.35
11:16PM
0.28
11:37AM
0.02
11:51PM
0.01
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--6:31-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----6:27-------6:29-------6:30--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1091011121111101010111313111010889111211109
Feels °C (?)323366777545532312246665
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