Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 323 | 361 | 562 | 1147 | 1011 | 859 | 757 | 755 | 741 | 637 | 522 | 441 | 377 | 312 | 249 | 196 | 159 | 155 | 129 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:09PM4.11m | 11:38PM4.43m | 12:37PM4.41m | 00:22AM4.68m | 1:04PM4.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM2.23m | 6:05AM1.12m | 6:19PM1.83m | 6:40AM0.94m | 6:55PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 323 | 361 | 562 | 1147 | 1011 | 859 | 757 | 755 | 741 | 637 | 522 | 441 | 377 | 312 | 249 | 196 | 159 | 155 | 129 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 15 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 685 | 1334 | 597 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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