Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, E swell with 124 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 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s just get this straight right off the bat: the next 16 days are a tough stretch for us at Tower Road. There’s nothing in the cards that’s going to get the heart pumping, so keep your expectations low. The water is sitting at 78°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like bath water.
We start off with a real dud. Thursday the 9th has a tiny 1.0 ft swell out of the ENE, with a period of just 7 seconds. The wind is a messy cross-shore from the SSE at 12 mph, and the combined energy is a weak 19. This is a full-on miss.
Friday the 10th is a little better, but still not a surf day. The height is only 1 ft, but we get a clean window. Friday morning the wind is a gentle cross-offshore from the WNW, and by Friday afternoon it goes glassy from the WSW at just 3 mph. The water will look like a lake, but the waves are just too small to do anything on.
The weekend is a washout. Saturday the 11th has a pathetic 1.0 ft swell with a period of 4 seconds – hardly any energy (11). Sunday the 12th shows a jump in the swell to 3 ft from the ENE, but it’s onshore from the NE at 19 mph, blowing it right out. The combined energy hits 45, but it’s a messy, bumpy mess.
Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th are not much better. We get 3 ft and 2 ft respectively, but the wind is always onshore or cross-onshore. Tuesday morning actually goes glassy, calm, no wind, but the swell is tiny and weak (44 energy). The shape is poor.
The entire second week, from July 15th through the 24th, is a sad story. The swell barely gets above 2 ft, and most of the time it’s hanging around 1.0 ft to 2 ft. On Wednesday the 22nd, we finally see a bump to 4 ft from the ESE, with the combined energy hitting 176 – the biggest of the whole outlook. But the wind is onshore from the ENE at 16 mph, making it a choppy, blown-out mess. That’s a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle-surfing one.
The only other moment that might look interesting is Wednesday the 23rd, also with 4 ft from the ENE, but wind is cross-shore from the SSE at 16 mph with a thunderstorm risk. It’s just not clean.
There is nothing here to recommend. The best of a bad bunch is probably Friday the 10th afternoon for the glassy conditions, but there’s no wave to ride. It’s a 16-day dry spell, friends. Forecasts change, but for now, this is a solid blank run for Tower Road.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 29 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.38m | 4:09AM1.02m | 4:52PM1.48m | 5:10AM1.02m | 5:52PM1.56m | 6:10AM1.05m | 6:50PM1.63m | 7:07AM1.09m | 7:45PM1.66m | 8:04AM1.13m | 8:40PM1.66m | 8:59AM1.18m | 9:32PM1.62m | 9:53AM1.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.19m | 10:09AM0.01m | 11:18PM0.12m | 11:09AM-0.06m | 00:21AM0.05m | 12:09PM-0.14m | 1:19AM-0.03m | 1:07PM-0.21m | 2:13AM-0.09m | 2:03PM-0.25m | 3:04AM-0.13m | 2:58PM-0.26m | 3:53AM-0.14m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 |
 | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | 8:22 |
mm | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 67 | 29 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 37 | 50 | — | 66 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 28 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 51 | 7 | 41 | 134 | 88 | 1169 | 484 | 466 | 1169 | 466 | 30 | 2596 | 7 | 4 | 195 | 17 | 196 | 4 | 259 | 517 |
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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).
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