
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
226 | 191 | 159 | 171 | 144 | 116 | 92 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:16PM4.44m | 2:38AM5.12m | 3:50PM4.49m | 3:15AM5.07m | 4:23PM4.52m | 3:52AM4.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM2.08m | 9:18AM0.53m | 9:15PM2.03m | 9:53AM0.56m | 9:54PM2.00m | 10:27AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
— | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | 10:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 92 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 17 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | E 3 | E 3 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 15 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
226 | 191 | 159 | 171 | 144 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 1876 | 845 | 807 | 695 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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