Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, SSE swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tower Road in the next 16 days are 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next 16 days at Tower Road are looking pretty grim. We've got a long stretch of flat, weak conditions with hardly any swell to speak of. The first real glimmer of something rideable doesn't show up until the morning of Wednesday the 22nd of July, and even then, it's a minor bump.
For the first several days, from Friday the 17th right through to Tuesday the 21st, it's a total washout. Swell heights are barely a whisper, mostly between 0.3ft and 3ft, with short periods and weak energy readings. The wind is all over the place, but it doesn't matter because there's nothing to ride. This is a solid five-day gap of nothing.
The best we get is on the morning of Wednesday the 22nd of July. We'll see a small pulse of SSE swell, about 3ft, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy finally ticks up to a moderate 102, so there's a little bit of push. The wind is offshore from the West at 12 mph, which will keep things clean. It's a beginner-friendly size, but the short period will mean a bit of a crumbly, weak wave. It's still the pick of the lot, but it's not exactly pumping.
After that, the rest of the outlook is a long, flat slog. Thursday the 23rd has a tiny 2ft to 2ft SSE swell, with a glassy afternoon on the 23rd, but the energy is still low. The 24th and 25th are similar, with tiny 2ft to 2ft swells. The morning of the 26th gets a light offshore wind from the West, but again, it's only 2ft. The rest of the days into early August just repeats the pattern of tiny, weak swells and poor surf conditions. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 76°.
Bottom line: Tower Road is a sandbar that's exposed to the ENE, but the swell coming from the SE and SSE doesn't line up right, and the size just isn't there. The one standout morning is the 22nd of July, but it's a low-energy affair. If you're desperate for a paddle, keep your expectations on the floor. A setup like this with such weak, poor surf is honestly more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer right now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 96 | 67 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 23 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.23m | 11:10PM1.44m | 11:36AM1.23m | 11:57PM1.31m | 12:27PM1.22m | 00:45AM1.17m | 1:19PM1.20m | 1:34AM1.05m | 2:14PM1.18m | 2:27AM0.94m | 3:12PM1.18m | 3:23AM0.88m | 4:09PM1.20m | 4:20AM0.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM-0.13m | 5:28AM-0.08m | 5:42PM-0.02m | 6:15AM-0.02m | 6:39PM0.09m | 7:02AM0.05m | 7:37PM0.19m | 7:48AM0.12m | 8:37PM0.27m | 8:35AM0.18m | 9:39PM0.33m | 9:24AM0.22m | 10:42PM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 36 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 34 | 96 | 67 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | — | S 9 | SE 9 | — | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 62 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 24 | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1468 | 1035 | 1043 | 1043 | 122 | 0 | 34 | 67 | 51 | 263 | 408 | 211 | 2167 | 1164 | 164 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 67 |
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