Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 53 | 75 | 106 | 91 | 80 | 69 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:03AM6.52m | 8:23PM6.83m | 8:47AM6.34m | 9:08PM6.57m | 9:31AM6.06m | 9:52PM6.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.24m | 2:51AM0.21m | 3:05PM0.43m | 3:34AM0.50m | 3:48PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 12 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 53 | 75 | 106 | 91 | 80 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 31 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 897 | 907 | 1240 | 405 | 405 | 393 | 393 | 402 | 335 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 393 | 1 | 13 | 249 | 399 | 42 | 42 | 399 |
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