
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
219 | 228 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 228 | 184 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 76 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:53AM3.84m | 10:27PM5.10m | 12:06PM4.09m | 11:32PM5.32m | 1:06PM4.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM1.08m | 4:05PM2.22m | 5:27AM0.71m | 5:13PM2.18m | 6:25AM0.35m | 6:16PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 |
219 | 228 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 228 | 184 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 76 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 14 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 19 | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 18 | W 15 | W 20 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | — |
— | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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