
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 39 | 66 | 103 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:20PM4.91m | 4:12AM4.88m | 4:50PM4.96m | 4:52AM4.64m | 5:23PM4.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.59m | 10:10PM1.46m | 10:25AM0.79m | 10:50PM1.40m | 10:57AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | E 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | E 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | E 12 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 39 | 66 | 103 | 117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 818 | 818 | 807 | 1944 | 2046 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 807 | 1928 | 2379 | 1928 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 819 | 824 |
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