Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 59 | 110 | 125 | 123 | 117 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:05PM5.69m | 4:37AM5.77m | 5:03PM6.19m | 5:30AM6.18m | 5:52PM6.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM1.02m | 11:03AM0.90m | 11:34PM0.54m | 11:53AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 59 | 110 | 125 | 123 | 117 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | SW 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 13 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 402 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 203 | 241 | 393 | 404 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 7 |
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