Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 63 | 95 | 103 | 109 | 116 | 98 | 73 | 51 | 61 | 76 | 130 | 178 | 275 | 330 | 350 | 342 | 342 | 297 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19AM5.77m | 4:33PM4.93m | 4:11AM5.53m | 5:22PM4.90m | 5:03AM5.17m | 6:12PM4.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM-0.15m | 10:02PM1.67m | 10:46AM0.08m | 10:59PM1.71m | 11:34AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 19 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | — | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — |
6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | E 15 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
31 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 63 | 95 | 103 | 109 | 116 | 98 | 73 | 51 | 61 | 76 | 130 | 178 | 275 | 330 | 350 | 342 | 342 | 297 | 247 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 706 | 686 | 695 | 803 | 818 | 1482 | 818 | 686 | 685 | 685 | 597 | 803 | 818 | 1415 | 1415 | 686 | 686 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 807 | 845 | 706 | 686 |
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