Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 369 | 319 | 267 | 262 | 220 | 179 | 175 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 147 | 140 | 154 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:39PM5.27m | 3:55AM4.95m | 4:10PM5.30m | 4:36AM4.70m | 4:45PM5.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.73m | 9:45PM0.87m | 9:51AM0.97m | 10:24PM0.84m | 10:25AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 7 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 499 | 509 | 440 | 377 | 369 | 319 | 267 | 262 | 220 | 179 | 175 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 147 | 140 | 120 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 5 | E 18 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 154 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | W 16 | E 18 | W 16 | E 17 | W 16 | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 80 | 176 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 807 | 807 | 1476 | 0 | 706 |
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