Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 1PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 1240 | 1087 | 1021 | 313 | 388 | 540 | 569 | 583 | 569 | 507 | 671 | 612 | 898 | 798 | 639 | 573 | 514 | 457 | 403 | 403 | 345 | 291 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10AM5.00m | 10:36PM4.66m | 11:04AM4.55m | 11:45PM4.25m | 12:32PM4.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.95m | 4:48AM2.22m | 5:31PM2.37m | 6:09AM2.55m | 7:16PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | W 12 | N 5 | W 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 163 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 313 | 115 | 113 | 82 | 10 | 97 | 231 | — | 9 | 8 | 798 | 639 | 573 | 514 | 457 | 403 | 403 | 345 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 12 | — | N 5 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 460 | 1240 | 1087 | 1021 | 243 | 388 | 540 | 569 | 583 | 569 | 507 | 671 | 612 | 898 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 50 | 232 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 218 | 258 | 241 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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