Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 4PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 9 | N 6 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 475 | 431 | 331 | 279 | 340 | 342 | 282 | 200 | 85 | 50 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 382 | 544 | 750 | 1137 | 1345 | 1245 | 1009 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM5.73m | 4:14AM5.73m | 4:33PM6.16m | 4:57AM6.14m | 5:14PM6.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM1.34m | 10:17PM0.92m | 10:35AM0.89m | 11:01PM0.55m | 11:16AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 64 | 29 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 13 | 29 | 17 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 494 | 475 | 431 | 331 | 279 | 340 | 342 | 282 | 200 | 85 | 50 | 31 | 55 | 169 | 382 | 544 | 750 | 1137 | 1345 | 1245 | 1009 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 513 | 917 | 766 | 918 | 897 | 294 | 275 | 247 | 42 | 232 | 294 | 36 | 218 | 218 | 471 | 500 | 571 | 544 | 757 | 747 | 232 |
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