Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
220 | 207 | 158 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 115 | 108 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:28PM4.35m | 9:35AM3.40m | 8:40PM4.20m | 11:16AM3.53m | 10:06PM4.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM1.77m | 2:29PM2.76m | 4:09AM1.71m | 3:56PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
14 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | 5 | 4 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
220 | 207 | 158 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 115 | 108 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 687 | 685 | 597 | 597 | 685 | 685 | 703 | 685 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 597 | 597 |
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