
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | SE 7 | W 13 | W 14 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1619 | 1382 | 933 | 663 | 574 | 565 | 377 | 291 | 223 | 293 | 566 | 276 | 590 | 702 | 488 | 480 | 368 | 738 | 635 | 1693 | 838 | 888 | 1241 | 1041 | 902 | 668 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52AM4.70m | 1:23PM5.29m | 2:28AM4.61m | 1:56PM5.19m | 3:05AM4.47m | 2:30PM5.03m | 3:44AM4.30m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM1.80m | 7:56PM0.41m | 7:53AM1.93m | 8:33PM0.55m | 8:30AM2.08m | 9:13PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | |
mm | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | -3 | -7 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | ESE 8 | W 14 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
1619 | 1382 | 933 | 663 | 574 | 565 | 377 | 291 | 223 | 293 | 284 | 348 | 590 | 702 | 434 | 363 | 313 | 738 | 635 | 1693 | 838 | 888 | 1241 | 1041 | 902 | 668 | 298 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | ESE 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 18 | W 17 | SE 10 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | 27 | — | 236 | 249 | 196 | 94 | 66 | 276 | 124 | 333 | 488 | 480 | 368 | 318 | 573 | 4 | 338 | 262 | — | — | — | — | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WNW 20 | W 19 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | 25 | 181 | 99 | 55 | 19 | 77 | 180 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
405 | 1190 | 1375 | 735 | 155 | 159 | 491 | 765 | 329 | 400 | 566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 119 | 115 | 75 | 36 | 115 | 115 | 80 | 99 | 133 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 703 | 819 | 818 | 803 | 818 | 819 | 818 | 824 | 818 | 818 | 834 | 824 | 1464 | 818 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 685 | 803 | 833 | 818 | 687 | 0 | 818 |
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