Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 159 | 115 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 22 | 84 | 268 | 383 | 330 | 308 | 348 | 449 | 1366 | 1161 | 1127 | 991 | 946 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:31PM5.02m | 1:41AM5.05m | 1:59PM5.27m | 2:20AM5.12m | 2:29PM5.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM1.02m | 7:43AM0.81m | 8:06PM0.68m | 8:15AM0.88m | 8:43PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 109 | 11 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 268 | 383 | 330 | 308 | 348 | 449 | 1366 | 1161 | 1127 | 991 | 946 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 14 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 11 | W 13 | W 18 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | WNW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | — | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 84 | 32 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 104 | 330 | 322 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 20 | W 11 | W 19 | W 19 | W 13 | W 18 | WNW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 159 | 115 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 47 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 32 | 38 | 27 | 33 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1415 | 2046 | 845 | 845 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 687 | 803 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 824 | 874 | 851 | 597 |
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