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Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
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Tow Hill Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tow Hill Beach sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
19 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 61 | 144 | 193 | 314 | 440 | 598 | 736 | 796 | 784 | 796 | 888 | 861 | 734 | 689 | 646 | 544 | 535 | 438 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:36AM4.29m | 11:44PM5.12m | 12:32PM4.54m | 00:25AM5.45m | 1:23PM4.76m | 1:08AM5.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM1.49m | 6:12AM0.77m | 6:09PM1.48m | 6:57AM0.31m | 6:54PM1.49m | 7:42AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | |
— | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
19 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 144 | 193 | 314 | 440 | 598 | 736 | 796 | 784 | 796 | 888 | 861 | 734 | 689 | 646 | 544 | 535 | 438 | 408 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 9 | W 20 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 9 | W 5 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 61 | 15 | 7 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2047 | 2047 | 1415 | 818 | 818 | 818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 597 | 0 |
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