Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 734 | 627 | 589 | 688 | 333 | 441 | 350 | 663 | 573 | 482 | 399 | 383 | 276 | 340 | 411 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 374 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:24PM5.47m | 3:05AM4.93m | 2:53PM5.40m | 3:42AM4.76m | 3:24PM5.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.36m | 8:43AM1.36m | 9:17PM0.42m | 9:17AM1.61m | 9:54PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 734 | 627 | 589 | 688 | 333 | 441 | 350 | 663 | 573 | 482 | 399 | 383 | 276 | 340 | 411 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 374 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | S 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | E 18 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | WNW 5 | E 21 | E 21 | E 21 | E 20 | E 20 | E 20 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | — | 6 | 306 | 302 | 253 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | E 18 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 18 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 687 |
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