Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 998 | 740 | 600 | 408 | 280 | 229 | 188 | 155 | 120 | 109 | 104 | 82 | 80 | 67 | 85 | 204 | 284 | 258 | 253 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:07PM6.69m | 8:25AM6.45m | 8:43PM6.48m | 9:03AM6.22m | 9:24PM6.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.29m | 2:23AM0.32m | 2:37PM0.44m | 2:58AM0.56m | 3:15PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 998 | 740 | 600 | 408 | 280 | 229 | 188 | 155 | 120 | 109 | 104 | 82 | 80 | 67 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 85 | 204 | 284 | 258 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 147 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 218 | 501 | 293 | 15 | 0 |
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