Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 295 | 248 | 199 | 162 | 122 | 88 | 84 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 97 | 159 | 119 | 66 | 49 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:45PM4.53m | 7:10AM3.58m | 6:35PM4.25m | 8:51AM3.44m | 7:50PM4.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM2.33m | 00:49AM1.61m | 12:29PM2.66m | 2:04AM1.80m | 1:54PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 360 | 295 | 248 | 199 | 162 | 122 | 88 | 84 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 48 | 97 | 159 | 119 | 66 | 49 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 20 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 74 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 809 | 1928 | 960 | 1178 | 597 |
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