Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.41m | 10:11PM1.37m | 10:34AM1.45m | 10:52PM1.30m | 11:19AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.05m | 4:12AM0.06m | 4:42PM0.10m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:34PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 13 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 4 |
— | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 23 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 2462 | 1489 | 2148 | 196 | 66 | 343 | 343 | 1287 | 1043 | 1035 | 1170 | 1170 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 386 | 1071 | 575 | 88 |
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