Tower Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this forecast is a tough one. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but honestly, the surf is pretty much non-existent for the whole run. I’m looking at Tower Road, our only spot on the menu, and it’s just not delivering.

The water’s sitting at 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – one of those little perks, but it won’t help the waves. The combined swell energy barely gets a pulse, mostly hanging around in the low teens to 20s, with the odd push into the 50s or 60s late in the first week. We’re talking tiny, weak swells – under 3 ft for the vast majority of the forecast, with periods often under 8 seconds. That’s windswell junk, not groundswell.

From Friday the 3rd right through to Saturday the 18th of July, it’s a flat spell. There are no standout days. Every single entry in the data says “poor surf conditions.” You’ll see some glassy mornings here and there – like Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th – but with swell heights at 1 ft and 0.7 ft respectively, it’s not worth paddling out. Even the occasional clean cross-off wind (like the morning of the 10th or afternoon of the 13th) can’t do anything with the lack of wave energy.

The best we get is on Monday the 13th, when the swell nudges up to 4 ft in the morning and 4 ft in the afternoon from the east, with a combined energy of 93 and then 121 (moderate energy). That’s the only pulse that might get a beginner’s attention, but with a period of just 5 to 6 seconds, it’s going to be crumbly and weak. The wind on Monday afternoon turns cross-off from the south at 12 mph, which keeps it clean – but even then, I wouldn’t call it a standout. It’s the least poor day in a grim lineup.

In short, this is a blank run. Tower Road rarely sees consistent quality, and this stretch proves it. Forecasts can change, but right now, pack a towel and a book, not your shortboard.

Rusty.

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