
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
75 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 54 | 109 | 260 | 616 | 1103 | 1544 | 2091 | 2584 | 2934 | 3315 | 3303 | 2973 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:17AM4.31m | 5:49PM4.86m | 7:28AM4.20m | 7:02PM4.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.56m | 11:40AM2.23m | 00:42AM0.86m | 1:00PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
75 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 54 | 109 | 143 | 146 | 1103 | 1544 | 2091 | 2584 | 2934 | 3315 | 3303 | 2973 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 7 | W 16 | W 25 | WNW 24 | W 23 | WNW 22 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 260 | 616 | 117 | 104 | 38 | 30 | — | 10 | 186 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 31 | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 41 | 66 | 120 | 177 | 216 | 247 | 434 | 843 | 502 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 687 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 |
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