Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tower Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 7 | S 17 | WNW 3 | W 2 | S 17 | WSW 3 | S 17 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 4 | S 4 | NNW 3 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:34AM4.26m | 4:01PM3.82m | 4:18AM3.91m | 4:44PM3.60m | 5:08AM3.58m | 5:35PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.50m | 9:53PM0.77m | 10:23AM0.88m | 10:42PM1.06m | 11:13AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 17 | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 74 | 60 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 223 | 129 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 194 | 192 | 216 | 181 | 129 | 219 | 170 | 216 | 205 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
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