Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 144 | 127 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 10 | 123 | 134 | 11 | 11 | 108 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18AM6.55m | 8:37PM6.67m | 8:56AM6.26m | 9:15PM6.25m | 9:33AM5.88m | 9:53PM5.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.27m | 2:58AM0.40m | 3:11PM0.60m | 3:33AM0.81m | 3:48PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 4 | N 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 17 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 144 | 127 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | W 18 | W 18 | N 3 | — | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 4 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 77 | 80 | 123 | 134 | 108 | 104 | 108 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 249 | 402 | 417 | 494 | 243 | 471 | 274 | 281 | 402 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 245 | 270 | 908 | 823 | 255 |
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