Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 6AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 35 | 97 | 155 | 161 | 102 | 106 | 169 | 159 | 449 | 604 | 606 | 640 | 584 | 608 | 734 | 815 | 1165 | 1456 | 1438 | 3656 | 4657 | 3138 | 1392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:33AM0.94m | 1:07PM1.25m | 1:27AM0.91m | 2:05PM1.22m | 2:27AM0.92m | 3:04PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.37m | 7:37PM0.47m | 7:23AM0.41m | 8:31PM0.49m | 8:22AM0.42m | 9:24PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | 2209 | 2041 | 1944 | 1392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 35 | 97 | 155 | 161 | 102 | 106 | 169 | 159 | 449 | 604 | 606 | 640 | 584 | 608 | 734 | 815 | 1165 | 1456 | 1438 | 3656 | 4657 | 3138 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1300 | 517 | 467 | 1034 | 1035 | 1035 | 1071 | 582 | 1169 | 545 | 582 | 244 | 1169 | 238 | 1409 | 599 | 596 | 264 | 400 | 2149 | 576 | 596 | 477 | 477 |
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