
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.41m | 8:16AM1.06m | 8:44PM1.43m | 8:58AM1.11m | 9:23PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.19m | 2:08PM0.07m | 2:57AM0.15m | 2:50PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
13 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 42 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
45 | 49 | 70 | 84 | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1468 | 585 | 1481 | 88 | 4 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 56 | 34 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 134 | 51 | 68 | 241 | 51 | 51 |
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