
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 185 | 154 | 126 | 107 | 249 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 98 | 117 | 130 | 333 | 160 | 193 | 200 | 230 | 237 | 253 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:52PM5.17m | 4:46AM5.13m | 5:33PM5.11m | 5:34AM4.70m | 6:13PM4.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM1.31m | 11:02AM0.50m | 11:32PM1.36m | 11:43AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
116 | 118 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
198 | 185 | 154 | 126 | 98 | 249 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 98 | 117 | 130 | 333 | 160 | 193 | 200 | 230 | 237 | 253 | 234 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 807 | 807 | 1478 | 1478 | 1464 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 807 | 809 | 824 | 1464 | 597 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
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