Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 8 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 76 | 55 | 72 | 97 | 254 | 428 | 1748 | 1632 | 1465 | 1106 | 887 | 872 | 890 | 834 | 649 | 670 | 612 | 660 | 588 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:21PM4.91m | 2:12AM4.87m | 2:52PM5.18m | 3:32AM5.24m | 4:00PM5.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM2.02m | 8:06PM1.87m | 8:47AM1.83m | 9:32PM1.48m | 9:59AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 76 | 55 | 72 | 68 | 254 | 408 | 1748 | 1632 | 1465 | 1106 | 887 | 872 | — | — | 649 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 12 | W 15 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 97 | 6 | 428 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 890 | 834 | — | 670 | 612 | 660 | 588 | 614 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 27 | 31 | 218 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 214 | 214 | 26 | 96 | 769 | 766 | 326 | 299 |
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