
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 91 | 75 | 322 | 307 | 354 | 149 | 166 | 193 | 200 | 223 | 223 | 200 | 164 | 136 | 110 | 119 | 138 | 208 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33PM5.11m | 5:34AM4.70m | 6:13PM4.98m | 6:26AM4.25m | 6:55PM4.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.50m | 11:32PM1.36m | 11:43AM0.95m | 00:26AM1.45m | 12:26PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 |
64 | 64 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 17 | W 16 |
4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
72 | 91 | 75 | 322 | 307 | 354 | 149 | 166 | 193 | 200 | 223 | 223 | 200 | 164 | 136 | 110 | 119 | 138 | 208 | 194 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1478 | 1478 | 1464 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 819 | 1478 | 914 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 803 | 824 | 597 | 597 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
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