Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 85 | 254 | 80 | 218 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 100 | 146 | 91 | 452 | 561 | 619 | 763 | 734 | 794 | 329 | 340 | 350 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44PM4.89m | 2:20AM5.81m | 3:28PM5.06m | 3:10AM5.73m | 4:11PM5.15m | 3:58AM5.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM1.60m | 8:54AM-0.21m | 8:59PM1.43m | 9:38AM-0.11m | 9:49PM1.33m | 10:21AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | — | — | 10:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 55 | 30 | 51 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 146 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 134 | 127 | 125 | 79 | 126 | 124 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 17 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 85 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 57 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 54 | 100 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 16 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 30 | — | 5 | — | — | 57 | 56 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 48 | 254 | 80 | 218 | 73 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 452 | 561 | 619 | 763 | 734 | 794 | 329 | 340 | 350 | 278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 874 | 1666 | 960 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 819 | 2047 | 2046 | 1668 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 687 | 685 | 597 | 597 |
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