Tower Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey crew, Rusty here. Let’s just call it what it is – a flat, long, boring stretch for our stretch of coast. We’ve got a two-week doldrum period before anything even looks like a wave.

Starting at Tower Road, it’s tiny and gutless from day one. On Sunday, July 5th, the swell is a pathetic 0.7ft from the ESE with a short 8-second period. The combined energy is just 11 – that’s weak, barely a bump. Overcast and a cross breeze make it a total write-off. Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are no better – the swell maxes out at around 3ft, but the period is a horrible 4-5 seconds, and wind is all over the place. Energy stays in the doldrums, hitting only 30 on Monday afternoon and 56 on Tuesday arvo. Poor surf through and through.

Wednesday the 8th through Saturday the 11th? More of the same: onshore winds, tiny swell, and all sessions listed as poor. Even when the wind cleans up a bit on Friday the 10th, the swell is only 1ft to 1ft. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 77°F – that’s about 5°F warmer than normal, so it feels nice to swim in, but the waves just aren't there.

The whole week of the 12th to the 18th is a desert. Clean winds on the 13th and 17th, but the swell never gets above 1ft. Combined energy barely scrapes 35. It’s heartbreaking.

Finally, on Monday, July 20th, we get a sniff of something surfable. Tower Road shows a clean 3ft swell from the SSE with a 7-second period and a combined energy of 87. The wind is a clean cross-off from the South, and it’s glassy first thing. The rating is still just 1 out of 10, meaning it’s ordinary at best, but after two weeks of flatness, it’s the best on offer. You’ll get a few small, weak runners, but don’t expect magic.

There’s a huge gap from the start right through to July 20th where it’s not worth paddling out. This kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area when the swell window shuts down. It’ll turn around eventually – forecasts can change.

Keep the wax dry for now.

Rusty.

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