Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 179 | 175 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 359 | 291 | 326 | 314 | 288 | 265 | 254 | 276 | 289 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM5.30m | 4:36AM4.70m | 4:45PM5.26m | 5:23AM4.39m | 5:24PM5.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.97m | 10:24PM0.84m | 10:25AM1.28m | 11:09PM0.92m | 11:02AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
220 | 179 | 175 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 86 | 359 | 291 | 326 | 314 | 288 | 265 | 254 | 276 | 289 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | WNW 9 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | ESE 4 | W 21 | ESE 8 | WNW 9 | SE 7 | W 18 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 113 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 21 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | — | 7 | 30 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 129 | 155 | 209 | 62 | 25 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 1476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 807 | 703 | 803 | 703 | 803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 685 | 703 | 687 |
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