Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1632 | 1461 | 1225 | 988 | 1076 | 962 | 847 | 700 | 639 | 579 | 631 | 586 | 560 | 573 | 494 | 386 | 292 | 158 | 129 | 101 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:52PM5.18m | 3:32AM5.24m | 4:00PM5.69m | 4:31AM5.74m | 4:52PM6.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM1.83m | 9:32PM1.48m | 9:59AM1.38m | 10:33PM0.96m | 10:53AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1632 | 1461 | 1225 | — | — | — | 847 | 700 | 639 | — | — | — | — | — | 494 | 386 | 292 | 158 | 129 | 101 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 50 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 988 | 1076 | 962 | — | — | — | 579 | 631 | 586 | 560 | 573 | 25 | 34 | 39 | 28 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 232 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 42 | 46 | 756 | 781 | 326 | 96 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 15 |
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