
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 24 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 21 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 190 | 188 | 359 | 183 | 214 | 391 | 583 | 297 | 610 | 734 | 627 | 589 | 688 | 333 | 449 | 881 | 663 | 573 | 573 | 399 | 383 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53PM5.44m | 2:27AM5.04m | 2:24PM5.47m | 3:05AM4.93m | 2:53PM5.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.97m | 8:04PM0.43m | 8:09AM1.14m | 8:41PM0.36m | 8:43AM1.36m | 9:17PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
117 | 94 | 70 | 61 | 35 | 181 | 391 | 583 | 297 | 610 | 734 | 627 | 589 | 688 | 333 | 449 | 881 | 663 | 573 | 573 | 399 | 383 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 19 | W 16 | E 20 | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | S 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | E 18 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
195 | 190 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 192 | 179 | 7 | 148 | 20 | 13 | 7 | — | 6 | 306 | 302 | 253 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 24 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | S 20 | E 20 | E 20 | E 20 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | E 18 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | W 18 |
184 | 9 | 8 | 359 | 131 | 214 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 82 | 803 | 819 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 687 | 685 | 0 | 0 |
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