Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 204 | 195 | 160 | 160 | 165 | 201 | 110 | 299 | 372 | 460 | 610 | 623 | 569 | 504 | 432 | 377 | 318 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16PM6.92m | 6:36AM6.73m | 6:54PM6.99m | 7:12AM6.75m | 7:29PM6.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM-0.03m | 12:54PM0.03m | 1:15AM-0.02m | 1:28PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 257 | 204 | 195 | 160 | 160 | 165 | 201 | 92 | 4 | — | 460 | — | — | 3 | 504 | 432 | 377 | 318 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 299 | 372 | — | 610 | 623 | 569 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 218 | 208 | 0 | 206 | 206 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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