
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
716 | 551 | 458 | 384 | 319 | 254 | 199 | 162 | 194 | 181 | 140 | 116 | 83 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 472 | 1084 | 1126 | 1277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:05PM3.98m | 9:28AM3.70m | 8:33PM3.87m | 10:29AM3.92m | 9:57PM3.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM2.83m | 2:31AM1.73m | 3:01PM2.75m | 3:38AM1.67m | 4:13PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 |
716 | 551 | 458 | 384 | 319 | 254 | 199 | 162 | 58 | 56 | 140 | 116 | 83 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 472 | 1084 | 1126 | 1277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | E 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
47 | 47 | 45 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 66 | — | 5 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 177 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 19 | E 19 | — | — | — |
7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 194 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 818 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 0 | 803 | 597 | 597 |
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