
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tow Hill Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
769 | 986 | 1227 | 1166 | 1107 | 1087 | 951 | 843 | 716 | 551 | 458 | 384 | 313 | 207 | 199 | 162 | 239 | 223 | 188 | 149 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:58PM4.22m | 8:00AM3.62m | 7:05PM3.98m | 9:28AM3.70m | 8:33PM3.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM2.69m | 1:17AM1.66m | 1:25PM2.83m | 2:31AM1.73m | 3:01PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 |
769 | 986 | 1227 | 1166 | 1107 | 1087 | 951 | 843 | 716 | 551 | 458 | 384 | 313 | 207 | 199 | 162 | 58 | 56 | 87 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 21 | E 21 | W 18 | W 18 | E 20 | E 20 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | E 17 | E 16 | W 13 |
9 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 87 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 66 | — | 5 | 5 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 239 | 223 | 188 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1928 | 597 | 0 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 |
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