Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tower Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 94 | 75 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:17AM3.70m | 11:29PM4.14m | 11:54AM3.89m | 00:03AM4.35m | 12:29PM4.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.74m | 5:03PM0.77m | 5:31AM0.48m | 5:38PM0.56m | 6:06AM0.26m | 6:13PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 6 |
1 | — | 1 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — |
117 | 94 | 75 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 220 | 264 | 271 | 220 | 189 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 187 | 181 | 189 | 204 | 340 | 356 | 170 | 267 | 267 | 348 | 322 | 296 | 212 |
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