
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
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14 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:08AM4.96m | 2:21PM4.40m | 1:46AM5.10m | 2:51PM4.56m | 2:23AM5.17m | 3:21PM4.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.68m | 7:41PM2.04m | 8:21AM0.53m | 8:19PM1.85m | 8:54AM0.45m | 8:56PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 5 | ESE 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
14 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 18 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SE 8 | W 16 | W 16 | SE 7 | W 16 | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 15 | E 18 | E 19 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | SE 5 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
52 | 56 | 37 | 17 | 23 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 84 | 95 | 83 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 807 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 2047 | 2046 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 687 | 687 | 685 | 82 | 82 |
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