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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 575 | 599 | 529 | 540 | 599 | 545 | 430 | 326 | 264 | 198 | 153 | 116 | 104 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:12PM5.19m | 11:48AM5.04m | 00:35AM4.84m | 1:21PM4.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM1.53m | 5:33AM1.79m | 6:21PM1.87m | 7:09AM2.02m | 8:06PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 8 | 106 | 540 | 599 | 545 | 430 | 326 | 264 | 198 | 153 | 116 | 104 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 66 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 621 | 575 | 599 | 529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 218 | 96 | 141 | 46 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 102 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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