Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 12AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3398 | 3078 | 2641 | 2270 | 1932 | 1376 | 1311 | 1312 | 1048 | 1031 | 814 | 722 | 625 | 537 | 456 | 364 | 295 | 289 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:42PM5.59m | 8:58AM5.52m | 9:19PM5.14m | 9:39AM5.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM1.06m | 2:49AM1.34m | 3:12PM1.48m | 3:27AM1.75m | 3:57PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 3398 | 3078 | 2641 | 2270 | 1932 | 1376 | 1311 | 1312 | 1048 | 1031 | 814 | 722 | 625 | 537 | 456 | 364 | 295 | 289 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 29 | — | 40 | 42 | 53 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 58 | 46 | 37 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 23 | 0 | 141 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 142 | 146 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 5 |
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