Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | SW 16 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 225 | 248 | 295 | 63 | 222 | 422 | 588 | 634 | 742 | 759 | 740 | 627 | 564 | 449 | 287 | 230 | 181 | 136 | 111 | 73 | 10 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13AM5.43m | 10:34PM5.22m | 10:57AM4.97m | 11:25PM4.73m | 11:55AM4.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM1.28m | 4:27PM1.49m | 4:48AM1.75m | 5:13PM1.94m | 5:40AM2.17m | 6:19PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 740 | 627 | 564 | 449 | 287 | 230 | 181 | 136 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 166 | 225 | 248 | 295 | 122 | 222 | 422 | 588 | 634 | 742 | 759 | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 62 | 49 | 73 | 62 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 138 | 439 | 232 | 542 | 545 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 137 | 141 | 142 | 560 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 72 | 41 | 72 | 232 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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