
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
318 | 312 | 260 | 318 | 345 | 477 | 477 | 556 | 545 | 730 | 890 | 1076 | 1160 | 1179 | 1056 | 948 | 846 | 738 | 649 | 556 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10PM4.48m | 11:26AM4.49m | 11:21PM4.67m | 12:10PM4.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM2.27m | 4:43AM1.05m | 5:10PM1.84m | 5:36AM0.92m | 6:02PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | 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 |
318 | 312 | 260 | 318 | 345 | 477 | 477 | 556 | 545 | 730 | 890 | 1076 | 1160 | 1179 | 1056 | 948 | 846 | 738 | 649 | 556 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SE 5 | W 12 | SE 5 | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 1 | 98 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 29 | 64 | 99 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | W 14 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1478 | 845 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 818 | 597 | 597 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
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