
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 127 | 115 | 91 | 69 | 47 | 34 | 22 | 182 | 271 | 129 | 330 | 303 | 348 | 433 | 1384 | 1225 | 1138 | 1110 | 946 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:02AM4.90m | 1:31PM5.02m | 1:41AM5.05m | 1:59PM5.27m | 2:20AM5.12m | 2:29PM5.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.83m | 7:31PM1.02m | 7:43AM0.81m | 8:06PM0.68m | 8:15AM0.88m | 8:43PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
112 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 11 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 47 | 34 | 22 | 182 | 271 | 127 | 330 | 303 | 348 | 433 | 1384 | 1225 | 1138 | 1110 | 946 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 19 | W 13 | W 12 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | WNW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 32 | 129 | 14 | 4 | 104 | 330 | 496 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 20 | W 11 | W 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 127 | 115 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 597 | 597 | 834 | 1415 | 2047 | 845 | 818 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 824 | 686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 695 | 834 | 2393 | 874 | 597 |
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