Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 279 | 269 | 288 | 237 | 233 | 228 | 184 | 177 | 166 | 129 | 126 | 123 | 142 | 161 | 161 | 104 | 97 | 104 | 95 | 98 | 76 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:17AM6.50m | 6:37PM6.94m | 7:00AM6.68m | 7:19PM7.04m | 7:40AM6.69m | 7:58PM6.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.18m | 1:04AM-0.04m | 1:19PM0.04m | 1:44AM-0.06m | 1:57PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 279 | 269 | 288 | 237 | 233 | 228 | 184 | 177 | 166 | 129 | 126 | 123 | 142 | 161 | 161 | 104 | 82 | 97 | 95 | 98 | 76 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 56 | 97 | 104 | 85 | 62 | 60 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 42 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 72 | 148 | 275 | 294 | 513 | 327 | 294 |
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