
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | 34 | 212 | 153 | 27 | 60 | 122 | 712 | 2267 | 2419 | 1971 | 1783 | 1583 | 1187 | 1002 | 870 | 711 | 607 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:50PM4.04m | 10:38AM3.56m | 9:26PM4.02m | 11:34AM3.82m | 10:44PM4.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM1.78m | 3:34PM2.83m | 4:36AM1.60m | 4:47PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
49 | 34 | 25 | 36 | 78 | 40 | 122 | 712 | 2267 | 2419 | 1971 | 1783 | 1583 | 1187 | 1002 | 870 | 711 | 607 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 9 | W 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 |
— | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — |
124 | 187 | 212 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 818 | 597 |
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