
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 48 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40AM3.76m | 7:40PM4.83m | 9:13AM3.63m | 8:52PM4.81m | 10:50AM3.75m | 10:12PM4.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM1.40m | 1:10PM2.13m | 2:48AM1.33m | 2:25PM2.39m | 4:07AM1.13m | 3:51PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — |
46 | 48 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 597 | 597 | 687 | 685 | 685 | 803 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 1478 | 1666 | 1026 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 807 | 818 | 1334 | 597 |
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