
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
198 | 160 | 155 | 148 | 135 | 104 | 72 | 54 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 115 | 159 | 205 | 266 | 277 | 325 | 325 | 277 | 277 | 228 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:02AM3.82m | 8:21PM4.81m | 9:26AM3.74m | 9:21PM4.92m | 10:53AM3.84m | 10:27PM5.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM1.64m | 1:50PM1.88m | 3:15AM1.40m | 2:55PM2.12m | 4:23AM1.08m | 4:05PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
198 | 160 | 155 | 148 | 135 | 104 | 72 | 54 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 86 | 115 | 159 | 205 | 266 | 277 | 325 | 325 | 277 | 277 | 228 | 228 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 18 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 20 | E 20 | E 20 | — | E 20 | W 17 | E 18 | — | W 15 | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | E 19 | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 18 |
7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 32 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1080 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1478 | 818 | 818 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 685 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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