
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 107 | 115 | 162 | 210 | 219 | 271 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 228 | 184 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 129 | 99 | 99 | 73 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM3.74m | 9:21PM4.92m | 10:53AM3.84m | 10:27PM5.10m | 12:06PM4.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM1.40m | 2:55PM2.12m | 4:23AM1.08m | 4:05PM2.22m | 5:27AM0.71m | 5:13PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
61 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 107 | 115 | 162 | 210 | 219 | 271 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 233 | 228 | 184 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 129 | 99 | 99 | 73 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | E 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 15 |
6 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | E 19 | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 18 | W 15 | W 20 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 18 |
4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 0 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 687 | 0 |
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