
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 125 | 119 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 72 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:17AM4.41m | 5:00PM5.20m | 6:18AM4.10m | 5:55PM4.89m | 7:37AM3.88m | 7:07PM4.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM1.88m | 11:46PM0.81m | 11:38AM2.22m | 00:55AM1.07m | 12:52PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
127 | 125 | 119 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 87 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 72 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SE 6 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 685 | 685 | 695 | 597 | 685 | 685 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 597 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 597 |
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