
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 63 | 68 | 167 | 183 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 181 | 177 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 111 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:30AM4.77m | 5:31PM4.58m | 5:11AM4.54m | 6:06PM4.62m | 5:58AM4.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM1.97m | 11:00AM0.81m | 11:18PM1.94m | 11:34AM1.03m | 00:06AM1.89m | 12:12PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | |
10:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:20 | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
91 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 63 | 68 | 167 | 183 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 181 | 177 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 111 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
45 | 66 | 63 | 39 | 58 | 55 | 31 | 4 | 47 | 46 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | W 13 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 18 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
10 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 67 | 138 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1464 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 695 | 807 | 1478 | 2047 |
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