Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.20m | 3:43AM0.87m | 4:29PM1.22m | 4:42AM0.90m | 5:24PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.32m | 10:01PM0.45m | 9:36AM0.33m | 11:01PM0.45m | 10:33AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | E 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — |
8 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 592 | 1035 | 1409 | 1409 | 419 | 242 | 238 | 238 | 246 | 466 | 266 | 224 | 216 | 31 | 517 | 343 | 195 | 343 | 181 | 139 | 134 | 343 |
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