
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tower Road today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 4AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.60m | 7:49AM1.21m | 8:23PM1.59m | 8:41AM1.28m | 9:11PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM-0.04m | 1:52PM-0.20m | 2:41AM-0.09m | 2:44PM-0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2305 | 1071 | 1169 | 343 | 522 | 522 | 1171 | 1360 | 1070 | 1169 | 1043 | 1169 | 246 | 246 | 296 | 365 | 2382 | 1070 | 1092 |
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