Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 1AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 287 | 333 | 375 | 588 | 797 | 671 | 559 | 562 | 588 | 552 | 484 | 540 | 573 | 469 | 430 | 326 | 264 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:12PM5.68m | 10:38AM5.44m | 11:12PM5.19m | 11:48AM5.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM1.10m | 4:27AM1.36m | 4:58PM1.53m | 5:33AM1.79m | 6:21PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 106 | 540 | 573 | 469 | 430 | 326 | 264 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 4 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 239 | 287 | 333 | 375 | 588 | 797 | 671 | 559 | 562 | 588 | 552 | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 218 | 147 | 96 | 223 | 232 | 218 | 96 | 96 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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