
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 12PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 69 | 93 | 60 | 60 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:50PM1.28m | 1:06AM0.94m | 1:45PM1.23m | 2:03AM0.90m | 2:47PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.29m | 7:20PM0.42m | 7:06AM0.36m | 8:17PM0.48m | 8:01AM0.40m | 9:17PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | — | — |
5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — |
1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 93 | 60 | 60 | 105 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 291 | 181 | 343 | 350 | 582 | 582 | 224 | 66 | 51 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 343 | 350 | 386 | 561 | 532 | 532 | 246 | 1172 | 1170 | 467 |
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