Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Bay at 3PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tower Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 46 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54AM3.89m | 00:03AM4.35m | 12:29PM4.03m | 00:36AM4.49m | 1:02PM4.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.48m | 5:38PM0.56m | 6:06AM0.26m | 6:13PM0.39m | 6:40AM0.10m | 6:48PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | 21 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | W 2 |
17 | 46 | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 187 | 181 | 187 | 189 | 213 | 264 | 267 | 164 | 164 | 205 | 301 | 348 | 94 | 348 | 301 | 348 | 164 | 150 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
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