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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
8.5° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
156 | 166 | 177 | 163 | 89 | 74 | 34 | 52 | 77 | 84 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:33PM4.13m | 9:20AM3.92m | 10:21PM4.42m | 10:34AM4.06m | 11:03PM4.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM1.56m | 3:40AM2.27m | 3:46PM1.55m | 4:37AM1.82m | 4:37PM1.52m | 5:26AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
— | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
156 | 166 | 177 | 163 | 89 | 74 | 23 | 29 | 77 | 84 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 7 | W 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | W 10 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1928 | 0 | 845 | 845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 803 | 82 | 851 | 818 | 597 | 818 | 597 | 82 |
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