Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 109 | 260 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41AM5.36m | 4:14PM5.37m | 4:24AM5.03m | 4:48PM5.27m | 5:07AM4.64m | 5:22PM5.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.40m | 10:14PM0.91m | 10:25AM0.78m | 10:59PM1.01m | 11:01AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 109 | 260 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 963 | 1415 | 914 | 809 | 82 | 597 | 597 | 834 | 1478 | 1483 | 1464 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 807 | 1478 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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