Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 50 | 34 | 226 | 29 | 41 | 88 | 202 | 887 | 2171 | 2430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM4.25m | 8:51AM3.44m | 7:50PM4.04m | 10:38AM3.56m | 9:26PM4.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM2.66m | 2:04AM1.80m | 1:54PM2.87m | 3:28AM1.78m | 3:34PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 50 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 56 | 88 | 202 | 887 | 2171 | 2430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 8 | W 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 66 | 69 | 120 | 224 | 226 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 803 | 834 | 2047 | 1178 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 2046 |
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