Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 115 | 101 | 96 | 88 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM6.95m | 8:18AM6.55m | 8:37PM6.67m | 8:56AM6.26m | 9:15PM6.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.07m | 2:22AM0.10m | 2:35PM0.27m | 2:58AM0.40m | 3:11PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 115 | 101 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 18 | WNW 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 53 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 96 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 294 | 232 | 242 | 214 | 244 | 244 | 299 | 402 | 402 | 327 | 243 | 281 | 274 | 281 | 402 | 417 | 564 | 218 |
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