
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 55 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 8 | 60 | 62 | 80 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:42AM5.96m | 5:09PM6.25m | 5:38AM6.26m | 6:02PM6.60m | 6:29AM6.48m | 6:51PM6.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.80m | 11:38PM0.54m | 12:01PM0.49m | 00:31AM0.24m | 12:51PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | 9:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
5 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 47 | 60 | 62 | 80 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 20 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 2 |
49 | 55 | 70 | 64 | 62 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 600 | 513 | 291 | 136 | 237 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 136 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 237 | 237 | 281 | 42 |
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