Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 5PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Fri morning, gales from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 19 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 18 | W 16 | SE 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 1203 | 1761 | 1735 | 1611 | 1134 | 945 | 790 | 626 | 595 | 492 | 401 | 311 | 236 | 184 | 181 | 138 | 106 | 535 | 1103 | 1721 | 2547 | 3064 | 3388 | 3603 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM4.82m | 4:27AM4.13m | 3:46PM4.57m | 5:16AM3.99m | 4:32PM4.29m | 6:11AM3.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM2.25m | 9:54PM0.97m | 9:51AM2.42m | 10:40PM1.20m | 10:44AM2.57m | 11:31PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
 | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 19 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 368 | 1203 | 1761 | 1735 | 1611 | 1134 | 945 | 790 | 626 | 595 | 492 | 401 | 311 | 236 | 184 | 181 | 138 | 100 | 535 | 836 | 1721 | 2547 | 3064 | 3388 | 3603 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 21 | WSW 18 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 284 | 225 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 106 | 143 | — | — | — | — | 109 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 135 | 95 | 91 | 68 | 41 | 82 | 167 | 122 | 249 | 303 | 459 | 554 | 621 | 705 | 815 | 1001 | 937 | 788 | 741 | 1103 | 746 | 341 | 278 | 21 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 818 | 818 | 818 | 803 | 803 | 833 | 818 | 803 | 819 | 833 | 824 | 819 | 824 | 833 | 807 | 807 | 1476 | 807 | 807 | 807 | 807 | 807 | 803 | 803 |
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