Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 21 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 583 | 521 | 372 | 232 | 215 | 207 | 195 | 190 | 188 | 359 | 183 | 214 | 391 | 583 | 297 | 610 | 734 | 627 | 697 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM5.33m | 1:47AM5.06m | 1:53PM5.44m | 2:27AM5.04m | 2:24PM5.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.63m | 7:35AM0.97m | 8:04PM0.43m | 8:09AM1.14m | 8:41PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 120 | 178 | 162 | 232 | 176 | 125 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 61 | 35 | 181 | 391 | 583 | 297 | 610 | 734 | 627 | 697 | 688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | NNE 4 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 19 | W 16 | E 20 | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 162 | 225 | 215 | 207 | 12 | 190 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 214 | 179 | 7 | 148 | 20 | 13 | 7 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 26 | W 26 | W 24 | W 16 | W 23 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | S 20 | E 20 | E 20 | E 20 | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 195 | 43 | 153 | 359 | 131 | 214 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 583 | 521 | 372 | — | 5 | 19 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2379 | 2084 | 845 | 695 | 685 | 82 | 597 | 82 | 803 | 809 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 0 | 0 |
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