
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 79 | 66 | 77 | 86 | 167 | 322 | 399 | 360 | 295 | 248 | 199 | 158 | 122 | 88 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 40 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07PM4.82m | 6:07AM3.88m | 5:45PM4.53m | 7:10AM3.58m | 6:35PM4.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM1.31m | 11:37AM2.33m | 00:49AM1.61m | 12:29PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 86 | 167 | 322 | 399 | 360 | 295 | 248 | 199 | 158 | 122 | 88 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 40 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | ESE 2 | W 20 |
4 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | — | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 20 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — |
79 | 79 | 66 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 824 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 803 | 834 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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