Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | W 15 | W 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 479 | 606 | 663 | 612 | 830 | 424 | 555 | 408 | 191 | 220 | 162 | 156 | 192 | 273 | 387 | 553 | 841 | 1065 | 1204 | 1184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM4.80m | 5:44AM3.97m | 5:09PM4.51m | 6:42AM3.74m | 5:58PM4.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM1.17m | 11:08AM2.45m | 00:10AM1.45m | 12:02PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 249 | 606 | 663 | 495 | 480 | 424 | 555 | 408 | 191 | 220 | 162 | 156 | 192 | 273 | 387 | 553 | 841 | 1065 | 1204 | 1184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 10 | E 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | W 20 | E 21 | E 21 | E 21 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 83 | 78 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 108 | 38 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 10 | ESE 8 | NE 3 | E 16 | E 16 | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 12 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 479 | 407 | 487 | 612 | 830 | 344 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 687 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 685 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 685 | 803 | 904 | 0 | 914 | 1334 | 597 | 597 | 0 |
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