Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, SE swell with 57 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tower Road this week:
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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| 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, grab a seat. Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Tower Road for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I wish I had better news, but this stretch of the forecast is a rough one. We are looking at a long, dry gap with no surf worth paddling out for. Looking at the first real chance of anything, we’re stuck waiting until the morning of Sunday, August 30th, and even then, it’s barely a whisper.
The water is sitting at a warm 78°F right now, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
For the first 12 days, from Tuesday afternoon, August 18th, all the way through the Saturday of August 29th, there is nothing. Just a whole lot of nothing. The swell is tiny, and the wind is a mess. You’ll see a mix of onshore, cross-onshore, and cross-offshore breezes, but the wave height never gets above 2ft, and the period is often short, meaning no push. The combined energy is weak, sitting in the low double digits or barely scraping into triple digits—just not enough to make a wave. It’s a long stretch of poor surf conditions.
Then, on Sunday morning, August 30th, we get a tiny flicker of life. We’ve got a 2ft swell coming from the ESE at a 9-second period, with a light cross-offshore wind from the NW. The combined energy is 71 (weak), and the report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s about as optimistic as we can get, which isn’t saying much. It’s clean, but it’s small and weak. For a beginner, this might be a session to get wet, but nobody is going to be hooting.
After that, it’s back to the grind. The rest of the run into the start of September stays small, with the swell rarely hitting 3ft and the wind constantly switching from onshore to cross-onshore, keeping the surface choppy. The energy stays in the weak to moderate range, with the highest we see being 102 on the afternoon of Thursday, August 27th, but that’s coupled with a 3ft, 6-second windswell and a cross-onshore breeze—not a recipe for quality.
The bottom line: there is no standout here. The only real mention is that Sunday morning, August 30th, is the closest thing to a window, but it’s not a standout. The best thing to do is keep an eye on the charts, because this is a blank run, and it *tends not to stay poor for long* around here. But for now, I’d leave the board in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 11 |
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11 | 57 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 5:24PM1.27m | 5:34AM0.95m | 6:11PM1.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:33AM0.31m | 11:53PM0.41m | 11:26AM0.26m | 00:34AM0.35m | |||||||
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 |
11 | 57 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | E 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 15 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 22 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 382 | 4 | 31 | 585 | 195 | 238 | 565 | 224 | 633 | 2673 | 522 | 291 | 291 | 51 | 910 | 291 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 51 |
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Information about the Tower Road Surf forecast
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).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tower Road may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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