Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towan today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Towan at 4PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Towan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 71 | 62 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:15AM5.70m | 10:37PM5.73m | 11:02AM5.33m | 11:26PM5.27m | 11:54AM4.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM1.13m | 5:01AM1.29m | 5:19PM1.53m | 5:49AM1.68m | 6:13PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 14 | 45 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 71 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 780 | 388 | 388 | 387 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 294 | 42 | 763 | 335 | 335 | 56 | 250 | 250 | 544 | 540 | 527 | 520 |
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