Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 52 | 76 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.20m | 8:13PM1.45m | 8:29AM1.28m | 8:53PM1.45m | 9:10AM1.35m | 9:32PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.08m | 2:22AM0.14m | 2:28PM0.05m | 2:58AM0.09m | 3:11PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 |
30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 52 | 76 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 8 |
1 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 11 | 216 | 1164 | 1164 | 838 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 244 | 224 | 305 | 1035 | 1035 | 343 |
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