Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | |
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-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24PM1.25m | 11:51AM1.32m | 00:08AM1.13m | 12:39PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.03m | 5:33AM0.04m | 6:08PM0.15m | 6:16AM0.13m | 7:02PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 28 | 50 | 91 | 74 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2467 | 1097 | 1360 | 1360 | 838 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 67 | 195 | 128 | 134 | 51 | 134 | 134 | 68 | 193 | 4 | 7 |
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