Tower Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, sit down. Rusty here.

First up, I’m looking at the charts for Tower Road, and I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s a tough run coming up. The guidance is telling me this spot is a beginner-friendly sandbar that’s fairly consistent, but the next 16 days are looking like a real dud. There’s a few glimmers of clean conditions, but the wave energy is just not there. The combined energy of all swells directed here is mostly weak, with values sitting in the double digits, like 63 (Sunday 12 July) and 71 (Monday 13 July), which is barely a bump. For the whole first week, from Sunday 12 July through to Saturday 18 July, it’s a write-off – every single session is rated as poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and the period is short, around 5 to 8 seconds, so it’s just wind chop. It’s not even worth paddling out for.

The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no shock there. The real issue is that we’ve got a long stretch of nothing. From the 12th to the 18th, it’s a total gap of about 7 days where you’d be better off doing something else. The best chance of a semi-clean wave comes on Wednesday 15 July morning, when there’s a gentle offshore breeze from the WSW, but the swell is only 2 ft with a combined energy of 28. That’s more of a float than a surf. Thursday 16 July afternoon and Friday 17 July morning are clean, but the swell is 0.7 ft – that’s lake conditions.

The second week isn’t any better. Starting Sunday 19 July, there’s a slight uptick in swell height to 3 ft from the SSE, but the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and messy. The combined energy creeps up to 65 (Sunday morning), but again, it’s poor surf conditions. The only real standout, if you can call it that, is Tuesday 21 July. There’s a risk of thunderstorms, a fresh breeze from the SSE at 22 mph, and a 2 ft swell. The wind is cross-offshore, so the face will be clean, but the combined energy is only 18. That’s not a surf, that’s a wobbly shower. The period is 5 seconds, so it’s just wind swell.

Honestly, for the whole 16-day window, there’s not a single day that I’d circle as a true standout. The swell never gets above 3 ft, the period rarely hits 8 seconds, and the wind is rarely aligned for any decent shape. If you’re a beginner wanting to practice pop-ups, Wednesday 15 July morning might give you a few 2 ft clean lines, but don’t expect anything with power. For the rest of us, it’s a blank. The area is just flat, and with that low energy, it’s going to stay poor for a while. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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