Surf-Forecast | Tower Bay Surf Guide

Lat Long: 53.49° N 6.10° W

Issued: 5 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tower Bay sea temperature is

13.3°C

Tower Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Tower Bay Surf Guide

Tower Bay in Wexford is a sheltered point break that has unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave angle is from the south. The point break offers both left and right hand waves. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Watch out for - Rips / undertow - Rocks.

Tower Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	2	inconsistent	13.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tower Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tower Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Tower Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tower Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 91% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

91%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tower Bay Location Map

Interactive Tower Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Tower Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 20:29 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	ENE	E	ENE	E
Period (s)	5	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Tower Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Rush (An Ros), 4 km from Tower Bay.

Next High Water: 07:17am | 3.6m

Next Low Water: 12:40am | 0.72m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Tower Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.3 °C) at Tower Bay is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (8.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood and gloves.