
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 11PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
875 | 1124 | 1387 | 1632 | 1628 | 4207 | 4055 | 3679 | 2789 | 2226 | 2079 | 2155 | 2708 | 3761 | 4200 | 4007 | 3383 | 3287 | 3264 | 3082 | 2796 | 2020 | 1624 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08PM4.33m | 10:33AM4.93m | 11:05PM4.48m | 11:12AM5.12m | 11:54PM4.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM1.55m | 4:00AM1.35m | 4:45PM1.15m | 4:46AM1.41m | 5:28PM0.81m | 5:27AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -4 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
875 | 1124 | 1387 | 1632 | 1530 | 4207 | 4055 | 3679 | 2789 | 2226 | 2079 | 2155 | 2708 | 3761 | 4200 | 4007 | 3383 | 3287 | 3264 | 3082 | 2796 | 2020 | 1624 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | ESE 7 | WNW 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
46 | 150 | 278 | 1060 | 1628 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 59 | 25 | 9 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 20 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 517 | 218 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
546 | 692 | — | — | — | 27 | 32 | 257 | 1665 | 1133 | 554 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 803 | 706 | 685 | 597 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 819 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 703 | 818 | 807 | 0 | 686 | 687 |
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