Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 67 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tower Road this week:
The surf forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tower Road in the next 16 days are 0.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next 16 days out at Tower Road (sandbar) are looking pretty grim. The finder is giving us a big fat zero all the way through, so I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. We’ve got a serious drought on our hands.
The whole pattern is flat and weak. The combined swell energy barely gets into double digits most of the time (22 on the 30th, then dropping to 10-16 range for days on end), and when it does push a little higher later on – like 80 on the afternoon of the 8th of September – the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. The swell is tiny, rarely over 2ft, and the period is short, rarely getting above 8 seconds. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 76°, but that’s about the only thing going for it.
The first half of the outlook is a write-off. Sunday the 30th of August has a clean 1ft early morning with a cross-off breeze, but it’s just too small to ride. Monday the 31st is cloudy with a risk of storms and a cross-on wind. Tuesday the 1st of September starts glassy but again, only 1ft of weak, short-period slop. Wednesday the 2nd of September sees the swell period bump up to 11 seconds, giving a combined energy of 60, but it’s still only 2ft and the wind is light cross-shore. It’s a tease.
The best chance of anything remotely rideable, and I use that term loosely, is around the 7th and 8th of September. On Monday the 7th, the swell picks up to 2ft in the morning (3ft in the afternoon) but with a period of only 5 seconds – that’s windswell junk – and a moderate cross-onshore breeze. Tuesday the 8th has a similar story: 2ft in the afternoon with a combined energy of 80, but the wind is still cross-onshore and choppy. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.
The last few days from the 11th to the 14th of September are clean with cross-off winds from the southwest and northwest, but the swell has completely died back to 0.7ft-1ft. It’s a flat spell.
There are no standouts here. No break to recommend. We’re in a classic flat spell for this area. Nothing to do but watch the forecasts and hope for a change. The near-term calls are solid, so trust them – it’s just not our time.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 57 | 49 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.37m | 10:34AM1.45m | 10:52PM1.30m | 11:19AM1.47m | 11:36PM1.21m | 12:08PM1.46m | 00:25AM1.12m | 1:03PM1.44m | 1:21AM1.03m | 2:07PM1.42m | 2:26AM0.98m | 3:16PM1.42m | 3:37AM0.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.05m | 4:12AM0.06m | 4:42PM0.10m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:34PM0.16m | 5:39AM0.11m | 6:30PM0.22m | 6:30AM0.14m | 7:32PM0.28m | 7:28AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.17m | 9:47PM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 57 | 49 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | — | N 3 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | NE 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 18 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1489 | 66 | 1171 | 1043 | 343 | 343 | 1475 | 17 | 88 | 1475 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 134 | 517 | 1468 | 2735 | 2136 |
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The above surf forecast table for Tower Road provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tower Road can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tower Road surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tower Road) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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