Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 434 | 1076 | 1299 | 1007 | 676 | 487 | 395 | 366 | 457 | 560 | 782 | 1455 | 1708 | 1737 | 1495 | 1263 | 971 | 763 | 573 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00PM6.66m | 7:17AM6.50m | 7:32PM6.75m | 7:50AM6.54m | 8:07PM6.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.37m | 1:19AM0.25m | 1:30PM0.26m | 1:50AM0.22m | 2:03PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 676 | 487 | 395 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 971 | 763 | 573 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 248 | 434 | 1076 | 1299 | 1007 | — | — | — | — | 457 | 560 | 782 | 1455 | 1708 | 1737 | 1495 | 1263 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 138 | 138 | 216 | 137 | 36 | 0 | 23 | 82 | 385 | 155 | 220 | 218 | 270 | 619 | 258 | 145 | 141 | 232 | 0 | 0 |
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