
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 106 | 80 | 56 | 69 | 73 | 55 | 74 | 167 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 125 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 127 | 92 | 65 | |
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 | off | off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58AM4.28m | 6:45PM4.67m | 6:53AM4.02m | 7:29PM4.73m | 8:02AM3.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM1.89m | 12:12PM1.29m | 1:02AM1.80m | 12:56PM1.59m | 2:06AM1.64m | 1:50PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | |
10:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:17 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
109 | 106 | 80 | 56 | 69 | 73 | 55 | 74 | 99 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 125 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 127 | 92 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | E 4 | W 16 | W 17 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 68 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | W 20 | — | W 20 | E 20 | E 20 | W 16 | — | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | E 3 | E 3 |
1 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 70 | 133 | 154 | 167 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 84 | 100 | 36 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1464 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 695 | 818 | 1334 | 2047 | 1483 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 2047 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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