
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
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22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:26AM3.75m | 9:36PM4.63m | 10:44AM3.72m | 10:27PM4.64m | 11:51AM3.83m | 11:15PM4.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM1.96m | 4:17AM1.50m | 3:59PM2.19m | 5:12AM1.32m | 4:54PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | NW 3 | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 9 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 6 | — | — | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | E 18 | W 15 | W 16 | W 13 | W 7 |
2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — |
4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 56 | 145 | 178 | 170 | 103 | 52 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 803 | 685 | 819 | 968 | 818 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 807 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 1080 | 82 | 82 | 685 | 687 | 703 | 703 | 687 | 687 | 685 | 803 |
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