
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 81 | 87 | 113 | 119 | 110 | 154 | 340 | 513 | 671 | 690 | 898 | 932 | 954 | 1075 | |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.31m | 00:33AM0.94m | 1:07PM1.25m | 1:27AM0.91m | 2:05PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.42m | 6:27AM0.37m | 7:37PM0.47m | 7:23AM0.41m | 8:31PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | E 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
— | 2 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 36 | 81 | 87 | 113 | 119 | 110 | 154 | 340 | 513 | 671 | 690 | 898 | 932 | 954 | 1075 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 31 | 216 | 216 | 1164 | 199 | 68 | 68 | 343 | 439 | 400 | 467 | 1035 | 1071 | 1071 | 596 | 589 | 548 | 1169 | 1169 | 532 |
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