Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 545 | 418 | 326 | 264 | 198 | 154 | 116 | 106 | 102 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 97 | 254 | 517 | 1918 | 1632 | 1439 | 1206 | 1095 | 1076 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM5.04m | 00:35AM4.84m | 1:21PM4.91m | 2:12AM4.87m | 2:52PM5.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM1.87m | 7:09AM2.02m | 8:06PM1.87m | 8:47AM1.83m | 9:32PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 545 | 418 | 326 | 264 | 198 | 154 | 116 | 106 | 102 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 88 | 189 | 515 | 1918 | 1632 | 1439 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 97 | 254 | 517 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1206 | 1095 | 1076 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 205 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 138 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
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