Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | E 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 147 | 281 | 319 | 298 | 373 | 380 | 471 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 1390 | 1427 | 1528 | 2064 | 1865 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM6.23m | 4:44AM6.29m | 5:02PM6.27m | 5:18AM6.33m | 5:36PM6.21m | 5:52AM6.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.59m | 11:03AM0.58m | 11:18PM0.59m | 11:36AM0.58m | 11:50PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | — | — | 4:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 147 | 281 | 319 | 298 | 373 | 380 | 471 | 573 | 573 | 437 | 1390 | 1427 | 1528 | 2064 | 1865 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | W 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 23 | 240 | 565 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 220 | 388 | 211 | 250 | 505 | 142 | 387 | 207 | 211 | 206 | 206 | 205 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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