Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tower Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 16 | S 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | NE 5 | S 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | N 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:18AM3.91m | 4:44PM3.60m | 5:08AM3.58m | 5:35PM3.39m | 6:07AM3.31m | 6:39PM3.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.88m | 10:42PM1.06m | 11:13AM1.22m | 11:42PM1.32m | 12:17PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 20 | — | 14 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 25 | — | 1 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 194 | 204 | 181 | 245 | 129 | 216 | 223 | 253 | 895 | 170 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 267 | 282 | 348 | 267 |
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