Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.20m | 2:41AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.20m | 3:43AM0.87m | 4:29PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.28m | 8:59PM0.42m | 8:41AM0.32m | 10:01PM0.45m | 9:36AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | 35 | 15 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 31 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 309 | 563 | 1488 | 585 | 34 | 51 | 585 | 592 | 592 | 1035 | 1488 | 1035 | 1035 | 585 | 343 | 95 | 654 | 291 | 1013 | 95 | 95 | 139 |
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