
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 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 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 66 | 69 | 83 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 80 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 34 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:00PM4.96m | 6:31AM4.04m | 6:44PM4.90m | 7:40AM3.76m | 7:40PM4.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM1.40m | 00:28AM1.39m | 12:15PM1.77m | 1:32AM1.40m | 1:10PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
35 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
37 | 66 | 69 | 83 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 80 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 1415 | 818 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 685 | 819 | 1415 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 687 | 685 | 914 | 597 | 597 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
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