
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1583 | 1167 | 1002 | 870 | 711 | 607 | 596 | 536 | 536 | 396 | 379 | 424 | 865 | 764 | 658 | 524 | 524 | 564 | 637 | 543 | 533 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:34AM3.82m | 10:44PM4.19m | 12:09PM4.11m | 11:38PM4.43m | 12:37PM4.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM2.58m | 5:26AM1.35m | 5:38PM2.23m | 6:05AM1.12m | 6:19PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
1583 | 1167 | 1002 | 870 | 711 | 607 | 596 | 536 | 536 | 396 | 379 | 424 | 865 | 764 | 658 | 524 | 524 | 564 | 637 | 543 | 533 | 450 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | ESE 5 | W 16 | — | W 16 |
7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 51 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
— | — | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 37 | 118 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | — | 15 | 16 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 845 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 685 | 889 | 597 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 807 | 889 | 818 | 597 |
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