Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | NE 4 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10AM4.29m | 2:52PM4.47m | 3:30AM4.52m | 3:57PM4.83m | 4:24AM4.90m | 4:44PM5.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM2.43m | 9:24PM2.25m | 9:51AM2.12m | 10:24PM1.87m | 10:41AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | N 4 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 14 | NNW 4 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 19 | — | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 237 | 237 | 387 | 293 | 387 | 237 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
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