Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 5PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 40 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31AM6.06m | 9:52PM6.19m | 10:15AM5.70m | 10:37PM5.73m | 11:02AM5.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.75m | 4:17AM0.88m | 4:32PM1.13m | 5:01AM1.29m | 5:19PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 19 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 25 | 40 | 56 | 56 | 34 | — | — | 28 | 27 | 32 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 281 | 302 | 302 | 281 | 393 | 388 | 387 | 56 | 19 | 56 | 405 | 388 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 56 | 42 | 42 |
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