
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 14 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
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7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.21m | 10:22PM1.55m | 10:45AM1.23m | 11:10PM1.44m | 11:36AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM-0.14m | 3:52PM-0.21m | 4:41AM-0.12m | 4:46PM-0.13m | 5:28AM-0.08m | 5:42PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 5 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | SE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 2 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 19 | 50 | 100 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 358 | 1487 | 1164 | 1365 | 266 | 324 | 358 | 358 | 2136 | 2466 | 1035 | 1043 | 1411 | 1356 | 1169 | 1043 | 1045 | 3114 | 2444 | 4 | 601 | 1089 |
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