Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.34m | 11:24PM1.25m | 11:51AM1.32m | 00:08AM1.13m | 12:39PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM-0.04m | 5:16PM0.03m | 5:33AM0.04m | 6:08PM0.15m | 6:16AM0.13m | 7:02PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 50 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
— | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | SE 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | SE 7 | S 6 |
3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 59 | 67 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1348 | 2141 | 1170 | 1146 | 1348 | 3132 | 1097 | 1146 | 2136 | 224 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 210 | 381 | 7 | 4 |
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