Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 12AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 371 | 403 | 678 | 862 | 1325 | 1225 | 1003 | 901 | 786 | 488 | 411 | 341 | 251 | 198 | 151 | 149 | 106 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:27PM4.79m | 3:54AM4.87m | 4:12PM5.29m | 4:34AM5.36m | 4:49PM5.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM1.88m | 10:09AM1.72m | 10:34PM1.39m | 10:47AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 330 | 371 | 403 | 678 | 862 | 1325 | 1225 | 1003 | 901 | 786 | 488 | 411 | 341 | 251 | 198 | 151 | 149 | 106 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 170 | 311 | 319 | 308 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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