Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | 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 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 102 | 99 | 74 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 108 | 102 | 104 | 102 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:03PM5.04m | 11:41AM5.03m | 00:33AM4.74m | 1:17PM4.96m | 2:09AM4.86m | 2:43PM5.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM1.89m | 6:27PM1.88m | 7:10AM2.03m | 8:07PM1.77m | 8:40AM1.78m | 9:22PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | 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 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 201 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 102 | 99 | 74 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 108 | 102 | 104 | 102 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 63 |
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