Tower Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let's run down what's happening at Tower Road for the next couple of weeks. I gotta level with you – it's a grim outlook. This spot is wide open and we just aren't getting any juice.

The big problem is the swell. For the first week, from Saturday July 4th through to Thursday July 10th, we're looking at tiny, weak waves, mostly 0.7ft to 2ft. The wind is messy too, mostly cross or onshore, making it choppy. The combined energy is really low, never reaching 100 – we're talking numbers like 21 (weak energy) and 38 (weak energy). It's just not worth getting wet. There's a tiny window on the morning of Tuesday the 7th with clean conditions from a light offshore, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft. That's a lake paddle, not a surf.

The water temp is about 74°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Friday the 10th afternoon is the first time we see anything remotely surfable, with a 3ft SSE swell and a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy bumps up to 85 (weak energy). It's clean with a light cross-off breeze, and the report calls it "surfable but very ordinary". That's the best of the first week, which says it all.

Saturday the 11th morning offers a similar deal: 2ft from the SSE with a 9-second period and a moderate offshore from the WSW. The energy is still weak at 77. It's clean, but you'd be fighting for scraps.

Then we hit a real dead zone. From Saturday the 11th afternoon all the way to Friday the 17th, it's almost entirely 1ft or less with messy wind and poor conditions. There's a moment on Tuesday the 14th afternoon where it goes glassy with a 2ft E swell and 8-second period, pushing energy to 86 (still weak energy). It's surfable, but nothing to write home about.

The second week doesn't get much better. The most notable window is Saturday the 18th morning. We get a 3ft SSE swell with an 8-second period and a gentle offshore from the WSW. The energy hits 70 (weak energy). It's clean, and it's probably your best shot in the whole outlook, but calling it a "standout" is being generous. It's a small, clean wave for a longboard or a foil.

For Tower Road, this is a true blank run. Nothing is consistent here. If you really need a fix, the cleanest and most rideable windows are the morning of Saturday the 11th and the morning of Saturday the 18th. Both offer small, clean, offshore conditions with swell around 2-3ft from the SSE. Don't expect any power. For everyone else, it's a good time to mow the lawn.

Hang in there, forecasts can change. Rusty.

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