
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 8 | W 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 125 | 146 | 127 | 452 | 561 | 619 | 666 | 641 | 720 | 720 | 637 | 625 | 245 | 220 | 229 | 198 | 185 | 131 | 107 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:28PM5.06m | 3:10AM5.73m | 4:11PM5.15m | 3:58AM5.49m | 4:52PM5.17m | 4:46AM5.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM-0.21m | 8:59PM1.43m | 9:38AM-0.11m | 9:49PM1.33m | 10:21AM0.14m | 10:40PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
56 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 100 | 146 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 134 | 129 | 125 | 124 | 126 | 124 | 122 | 116 | 77 | 113 | 109 | 109 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 12 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
48 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 54 | 27 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — |
57 | 56 | 57 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
26 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 125 | 101 | 127 | 452 | 561 | 619 | 666 | 641 | 720 | 720 | 637 | 625 | 245 | 220 | 229 | 198 | 185 | 131 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 807 | 2047 | 1334 | 819 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 807 | 803 | 807 | 803 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 963 | 597 | 850 | 803 | 686 | 695 |
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