
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
345 | 470 | 477 | 556 | 545 | 651 | 890 | 1058 | 1160 | 1179 | 1056 | 948 | 948 | 738 | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 383 | 357 | 284 | 231 | 231 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:26AM4.49m | 11:21PM4.67m | 12:10PM4.83m | 00:17AM4.87m | 12:48PM5.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM1.05m | 5:10PM1.84m | 5:36AM0.92m | 6:02PM1.38m | 6:19AM0.85m | 6:47PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
345 | 470 | 477 | 556 | 545 | 651 | 890 | 1058 | 1160 | 1179 | 1056 | 948 | 948 | 738 | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 383 | 357 | 284 | 231 | 231 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 23 | W 22 | W 20 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 |
— | 9 | 8 | 29 | 64 | 99 | 96 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 43 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 819 | 845 | 597 | 807 |
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