Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 11AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.21m | 8:23PM1.59m | 8:41AM1.28m | 9:11PM1.55m | 9:31AM1.33m | 9:57PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM-0.20m | 2:41AM-0.09m | 2:44PM-0.20m | 3:25AM-0.11m | 3:35PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 7 | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | NE 4 | — | E 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1169 | 1360 | 2311 | 3186 | 1071 | 1070 | 1043 | 1043 | 68 | 168 | 92 | 263 | 324 | 353 | 358 | 1169 | 343 | 1178 | 2373 | 343 | 1171 | 419 | 466 |
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