Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.13m | 12:39PM1.28m | 00:54AM1.02m | 1:30PM1.23m | 1:45AM0.93m | 2:27PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.13m | 7:02PM0.26m | 7:01AM0.21m | 7:59PM0.35m | 7:49AM0.28m | 8:59PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
12 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 88 | 259 | 263 | 246 | 343 | 309 | 195 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 195 | 328 | 522 | 467 | 331 | 563 | 195 | 195 | 358 | 592 | 633 | 213 | 585 |
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