Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 116 | 106 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 72 | 97 | 254 | 428 | 1748 | 1632 | 1465 | 1106 | 887 | 872 | 716 | 768 | 792 | 731 | 664 | 586 | 516 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:35AM4.84m | 1:21PM4.91m | 2:12AM4.87m | 2:52PM5.18m | 3:32AM5.24m | 4:00PM5.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM2.02m | 8:06PM1.87m | 8:47AM1.83m | 9:32PM1.48m | 9:59AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 153 | 116 | 106 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 72 | 68 | 120 | 401 | 1748 | 1632 | 1465 | 1106 | 887 | 872 | 716 | 768 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 97 | 254 | 428 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 792 | 731 | 664 | 586 | 516 | 505 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 47 | 205 | 1 | 203 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 218 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 42 | 31 | 284 | 392 | 96 |
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