Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8052 | 6000 | 4404 | 2845 | 2222 | 1701 | 1031 | 2165 | 5884 | 8434 | 7467 | 8136 | 7903 | 7626 | 7003 | 5900 | 4777 | 3620 | 2567 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM5.73m | 4:30AM5.83m | 4:46PM6.19m | 5:07AM6.28m | 5:23PM6.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.93m | 10:44AM0.86m | 11:05PM0.52m | 11:22AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 131 | 100 | 64 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 8052 | 6000 | 4404 | 2845 | 2222 | 1701 | 1031 | 2165 | 5884 | 8434 | 7467 | 8136 | 7903 | 7626 | 7003 | 5900 | 4777 | 3620 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 532 | 756 | 258 | 258 | 147 | 218 | 491 | 756 | 759 | 756 | 759 | 759 | 759 | 759 | 326 | 771 | 232 | 46 | 36 |
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