Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 2AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 108 | 121 | 5 | 161 | 206 | 139 | 134 | 135 | 135 | 139 | 180 | 186 | 175 | 112 | 152 | 250 | 298 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15PM6.25m | 9:33AM5.88m | 9:53PM5.75m | 10:13AM5.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.60m | 3:33AM0.81m | 3:48PM1.02m | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:27PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 103 | 71 | 64 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 108 | 121 | 92 | 161 | 206 | 139 | 134 | 135 | 135 | 139 | 180 | 186 | 175 | 112 | 152 | 250 | 298 | 463 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 504 | 571 | 211 | 232 | 218 | 133 | 270 | 909 | 780 | 468 | 229 | 141 | 218 | 218 | 206 | 214 | 218 | 232 | 241 |
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