Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 51 | 41 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM5.06m | 2:14AM5.08m | 2:54PM5.26m | 3:33AM5.35m | 4:05PM5.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM1.75m | 8:46AM1.70m | 9:29PM1.47m | 10:02AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 51 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 218 | 270 | 404 | 542 | 764 | 232 | 232 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 217 | 232 | 5 |
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