Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:05AM5.42m | 11:35PM5.36m | 12:10PM5.16m | 00:49AM5.10m | 1:31PM5.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM1.47m | 5:56AM1.60m | 6:33PM1.72m | 7:16AM1.78m | 8:03PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SW 12 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 5 | W 11 | NW 11 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 36 | 404 | 315 | 269 | 241 | 241 | 402 | 402 | 404 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 42 | 42 |
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