Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, SE swell with 57 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s 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 (Aug 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tower Road in the next 16 days are 0.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, but in feet and miles. The next couple of weeks are looking like a real tough run for surf. The swell is weak and short-period for days, with a lot of lumpy, choppy wind. It’s going to be a long wait for anything worth paddling out for.
The only real glimmer in the entire 16-day window is the morning of Saturday, 22 August. The swell bumps up a bit to 3 ft from the ENE with a short period of 6 seconds. It’s not going to be anything world-class – the combined energy is still only moderate weak (77) – and the wind’s coming from NNE at 9 mph so it’s cross-onshore and choppy. The spot is Tower Road, an exposed sandbar that’s fairly consistent but can get a bit of a crowd. Still, for this stretch, that’s the pick of a pretty average bunch.
Beyond that, there’s a whole lot of nothing. The swell just falls off a cliff again after that Saturday window. You’ll see tiny, knee-to-thigh high slop for the rest of the month, with periods mostly between 6 and 12 seconds and a lot of cross-shore or onshore wind. The water’s running about 78°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but you’ll be bobbing around in some real gutless conditions. For a sandbar setup like this, with the prevailing onshore and cross-shore wind and weak swell, this is looking more like a session for the kite than a paddle. There’s honestly nothing that stands out as a classic, clean day in the second week.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:24PM1.25m | 11:51AM1.32m | 00:08AM1.13m | 12:39PM1.28m | 00:54AM1.02m | 1:30PM1.23m | 1:45AM0.93m | 2:27PM1.20m | 2:41AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.20m | 3:43AM0.87m | 4:29PM1.22m | 4:42AM0.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.03m | 5:33AM0.04m | 6:08PM0.15m | 6:16AM0.13m | 7:02PM0.26m | 7:01AM0.21m | 7:59PM0.35m | 7:49AM0.28m | 8:59PM0.42m | 8:41AM0.32m | 10:01PM0.45m | 9:36AM0.33m | 11:01PM0.45m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | N 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 53 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 31 | 40 | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2596 | 224 | 31 | 30 | 134 | 134 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 139 | 134 | 563 | 324 | 563 | 633 | 1092 | 259 | 47 | 264 | 4 |
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