Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 18 | 50 | 61 | 82 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 80 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 84 | 113 | 114 | 122 | 131 | 123 | 168 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:17AM6.14m | 8:34PM6.37m | 8:53AM6.08m | 9:10PM6.24m | 9:31AM5.93m | 9:50PM6.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.63m | 2:54AM0.63m | 3:05PM0.74m | 3:29AM0.78m | 3:43PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 12 | 50 | 61 | 82 | 101 | 99 | 77 | 80 | 58 | 54 | 53 | 84 | 113 | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 114 | 122 | 131 | 123 | 168 | 235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 42 | 272 | 56 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 385 | 150 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 218 | 247 | 293 |
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