Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1094 | 839 | 704 | 538 | 363 | 279 | 171 | 131 | 69 | 79 | 116 | 196 | 268 | 721 | 769 | 1002 | 1018 | 1072 | 1831 | 4008 | 4105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:30PM4.27m | 8:53AM4.44m | 8:56PM4.23m | 9:48AM4.69m | 10:08PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM1.23m | 2:51PM1.96m | 3:07AM1.30m | 3:55PM1.55m | 4:00AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | ESE 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1094 | 839 | 704 | 538 | 363 | 279 | 171 | 131 | 69 | 79 | 116 | 195 | 195 | 721 | 769 | 837 | 1018 | 1018 | 1309 | 4008 | 4105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 18 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 24 | WNW 22 | W 13 | ESE 11 | W 7 | W 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | 69 | 46 | 29 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 47 | 81 | 268 | 11 | 46 | 1002 | 308 | 131 | 1831 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 18 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 150 | 517 | 1072 | 27 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | W 6 | S 4 | — | SE 10 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | 37 | 76 | 107 | 242 | 184 | 196 | 405 | 562 | 752 | — | 171 | 6 | — | 34 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 685 | 597 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 685 | 687 | 687 | 82 | 803 | 803 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 597 |
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