Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 286 | 212 | 139 | 155 | 160 | 144 | 127 | 73 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:14AM5.70m | 10:37PM5.70m | 11:05AM5.42m | 11:35PM5.36m | 12:10PM5.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM1.18m | 4:56AM1.30m | 5:21PM1.47m | 5:56AM1.60m | 6:33PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 73 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 381 | 286 | 212 | 139 | 155 | 160 | 144 | 127 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 764 | 763 | 232 | 218 | 232 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 417 | 417 | 241 | 489 | 241 | 393 | 401 | 402 | 417 | 402 | 387 |
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