Towan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Towan over the next sixteen days. I’ll be straight with you – this stretch ain't exactly firing on all cylinders. We’ve got a few small, weak pulses coming and going, but for the most part, you’ll be scratching your head wondering where the real swell is.

The first real sniff of something half-decent comes in on the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. The swell pushes up to 6 ft out of the W, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined wave energy is a moderate 473, and we’ve got a fresh offshore breeze from the SSW. That’s clean, but the forecast says it’s marginal – you’ll be working for what you get. The afternoon picks up a touch more size, 7 ft from the WSW, energy up to 633, still with a fresh offshore. But again, it’s not all there. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

The best chance, and I mean the only real standout, is Thursday morning, the 3rd of September. That’s the day to circle. We’ve got 6 ft of swell from the W, period 8 seconds, and a moderate offshore wind from the WSW. The combined energy is 442 – moderate but decent. The forecast actually says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the one. Towan (which is a beach/harbour setup, sheltered from the swell) will be clean, and the crowds can be a bit of a thing here, so get there early. For a beginner-friendly spot, this is your window. The Thursday afternoon holds similar size at 6 ft, but the wind picks up to a fresh offshore, making paddling a bit more of a grunt.

Now, heads up: Friday the 4th of September brings a very long period groundswell at 13 seconds, 6 ft from the W, with a strong offshore. Energy is pumping at 1123. But that long period – over 15 seconds is proper long, and 13 seconds is still significant – means it’s going to be tricky on a beach break like Towan. It’ll stand up and break straight, better suited to a reef or point. Plus the wind is strong, so it’s an expert-only day if you’re game. The morning is marginal, and the afternoon drops off into poor conditions.

After that, things get ugly. We’ve got a big gap from Sunday the 6th of September right through to Wednesday the 9th of September – that’s four days with nothing worth paddling out for. Onshore winds, tiny swell, or just flat. On the 9th, the afternoon shows a spike: 8 ft from the WSW with a fresh offshore, energy at 850, but it’s marginal and the wind is howling. Honestly, for a sheltered spot like Towan, that much size with strong wind makes it look more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

The second week is thin. The morning of the 10th of September has 10 ft from the WNW, but with a near gale cross-offshore wind – that’s just messy and dangerous for most. After that, it’s all downhill to tiny, weak dribble. Nothing to get excited about.

So, bottom line: your best bet is Thursday the 3rd of September, morning session. Clean, offshore, and proper surfable. Everything else is a scratch or a miss. That’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.

Rusty.

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