Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
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111 | 107 | 95 | 91 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:46AM4.64m | 6:07PM4.21m | 5:30AM4.41m | 6:51PM4.23m | 6:21AM4.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM2.33m | 11:32AM1.00m | 11:41PM2.38m | 12:14PM1.16m | 00:39AM2.36m | 12:59PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | |
10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
111 | 107 | 95 | 91 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 21 | E 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 8 |
9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 21 | W 18 | E 21 | E 21 | E 21 | E 20 | E 20 | E 20 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 |
9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
44 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 685 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 807 | 845 | 1334 | 1334 | 818 | 597 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 818 | 803 |
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