Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 10PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 677 | 602 | 629 | 692 | 651 | 432 | 332 | 279 | 162 | 99 | 73 | 66 | 48 | 60 | 21 | 107 | 319 | 675 | 938 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00PM5.69m | 4:31AM5.74m | 4:52PM6.23m | 5:18AM6.20m | 5:36PM6.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.96m | 10:53AM0.87m | 11:22PM0.49m | 11:38AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 432 | 332 | 279 | 162 | 99 | 73 | 66 | 48 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 9 | — | 938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 677 | 602 | 629 | 692 | 651 | 50 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 107 | 319 | 675 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 766 | 326 | 232 | 96 | 96 | 42 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 208 | 218 | 263 | 216 | 214 |
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