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Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
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Tow Hill Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tow Hill Beach sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
62 | 61 | 144 | 193 | 314 | 531 | 598 | 736 | 796 | 784 | 796 | 888 | 861 | 835 | 689 | 646 | 544 | 535 | 438 | 401 | 335 | 329 | 267 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:44PM5.12m | 12:32PM4.54m | 00:25AM5.45m | 1:23PM4.76m | 1:08AM5.71m | 2:13PM4.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.77m | 6:09PM1.48m | 6:57AM0.31m | 6:54PM1.49m | 7:42AM-0.04m | 7:40PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
15 | 61 | 144 | 193 | 314 | 531 | 598 | 736 | 796 | 784 | 796 | 888 | 861 | 835 | 689 | 646 | 544 | 535 | 438 | 401 | 335 | 329 | 267 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
62 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 15 | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
9 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 807 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 845 | 845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 2047 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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