
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
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 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 143 | 146 | 143 | 109 | 106 | 80 | 74 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 164 | 160 | 125 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:11AM4.54m | 6:06PM4.62m | 5:58AM4.28m | 6:45PM4.67m | 6:53AM4.02m | 7:29PM4.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM1.03m | 00:06AM1.89m | 12:12PM1.29m | 1:02AM1.80m | 12:56PM1.59m | 2:06AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | ESE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
177 | 143 | 146 | 143 | 109 | 106 | 80 | 74 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 44 | 66 | 86 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 164 | 160 | 125 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | W 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | W 16 | W 16 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 46 | 129 | 154 | 85 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 807 | 824 | 1334 | 2047 | 1483 | 818 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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