
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
539 | 399 | 307 | 238 | 197 | 227 | 281 | 359 | 375 | 329 | 336 | 336 | 321 | 271 | 260 | 206 | 169 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:34PM4.42m | 11:34AM3.62m | 10:39PM4.45m | 12:32PM3.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM1.53m | 4:21PM2.63m | 5:38AM1.35m | 5:24PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
3 | — | 307 | 238 | 197 | 227 | 281 | 359 | 375 | 329 | 336 | 336 | 321 | 271 | 260 | 206 | 169 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 26 | E 26 | E 26 | E 26 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 4 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 |
5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | W 26 | W 26 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
539 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 1546 | 1334 | 597 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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