
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 89 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 81 | 299 | 95 | 109 | 99 | 86 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:06PM4.38m | 00:32AM5.56m | 1:57PM4.66m | 1:28AM5.74m | 2:44PM4.89m | 2:20AM5.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.35m | 6:16PM2.03m | 7:18AM0.04m | 7:13PM1.82m | 8:07AM-0.15m | 8:07PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
49 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 67 | 31 | 35 | 68 | 89 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 81 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 32 | 52 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 20 | W 19 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
41 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 14 | 41 | 72 | 70 | 11 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 63 | 299 | 95 | 109 | 99 | 86 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 685 | 824 | 2379 | 1483 | 597 | 968 | 968 | 818 | 1478 | 2047 | 1668 | 1478 | 818 | 597 | 597 |
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