
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 87 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 44 | 91 | 166 | 213 | 213 | 307 | 247 | 235 | 184 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM4.10m | 5:55PM4.89m | 7:37AM3.88m | 7:07PM4.59m | 9:11AM3.89m | 8:40PM4.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM2.22m | 00:55AM1.07m | 12:52PM2.49m | 2:17AM1.21m | 2:31PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
90 | 87 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 44 | 91 | 166 | 213 | 213 | 307 | 247 | 235 | 184 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 31 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | E 7 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 69 | 52 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 597 | 685 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 597 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 824 | 824 | 968 | 0 |
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