Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
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55 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM4.21m | 5:30AM4.41m | 6:51PM4.23m | 6:21AM4.17m | 7:37PM4.31m | 7:23AM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM1.00m | 11:41PM2.38m | 12:14PM1.16m | 00:39AM2.36m | 12:59PM1.35m | 1:44AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
— | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
55 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 16 | SE 8 |
7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 20 | E 20 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | SE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 685 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 82 | 597 | 803 | 807 | 1334 | 2047 | 818 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 818 | 807 | 687 | 803 | 687 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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