Surf Forecasts:
Tow Hill Beach surf forecast from 18 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, W swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, W swell with 4,467 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 18 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tow Hill Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 18) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tow Hill Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 25) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sun 18th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tow Hill Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 843 | 551 | 319 | 202 | 171 | 83 | 69 | 807 | 1420 | 4467 | 3225 | 2201 | 1494 | 1323 | 866 | 646 | 449 | 256 | 127 | 124 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05PM3.98m | 9:28AM3.70m | 8:33PM3.87m | 10:29AM3.92m | 9:57PM3.95m | 11:09AM4.22m | 11:01PM4.15m | 11:42AM4.54m | 11:52PM4.40m | 12:13PM4.88m | 00:38AM4.64m | 12:45PM5.20m | 1:21AM4.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM2.83m | 2:31AM1.73m | 3:01PM2.75m | 3:38AM1.67m | 4:13PM2.46m | 4:31AM1.54m | 5:05PM2.05m | 5:14AM1.41m | 5:47PM1.58m | 5:53AM1.31m | 6:25PM1.09m | 6:29AM1.25m | 7:03PM0.64m | ||||||||
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 | 8:19 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — |
 | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 14 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 843 | 551 | 319 | 202 | 171 | 83 | 58 | 807 | 1420 | 4467 | 3225 | 2201 | 1494 | 1323 | 866 | 646 | 449 | 256 | 127 | 94 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 87 | 47 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 83 | 69 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 124 | 216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 803 | 597 | 685 | 824 | 845 | 818 | 845 | 686 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 703 | 803 | 597 |
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