Tower Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking like a write-off for Tower Road. There’s no surf to get excited about for a good long stretch. We’re talking mostly ankle-biters and lumpy, wind-blown junk. You’d be better off checking the tides for a rock pool than paddling out here for a while.

The ocean’s gonna be warm, though, at around 77°, which is over two degrees warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a real standout, but it’s about the only thing worth getting in the water for. With combined swell energies barely creeping into the double digits early on – like 11 or 14 – there is just no push behind anything. It’s flat-out weak.

Wednesday afternoon the 9th, we've got a cross-offshore wind but only 0.7ft of surf from the ESE. You’d be bobbing around doing nothing. Thursday and Friday are just as sad, with waves up to 1ft max. The period’s short too, around 6-9 seconds, so it’s just messy, onshore dribble.

There is a slight tick up this coming weekend. Saturday the 12th sees a bit more energy, 32 in the afternoon, but that’s still small and the swell is straight from the SE. It’s cross-shore and chopped up. Sunday the 13th has a clean window with a light offshore, but we’re only looking at 2ft. Not worth the effort. Monday the 14th has a moment of pure glass in the afternoon, but the swell is still nothing, just 1ft.

The start of the following week sees a pulse of easterly groundswell trying to build, but the winds turn against us. From the 19th onward, we start seeing more size – Saturday the 19th afternoon jumps to 5ft with a combined energy of 167, and Sunday the 20th is up to 4ft with 217 energy. But here’s the rub: it’s coming from the ENE and E, which is exactly onshore for Tower Road. The wind will be hammering it, making everything a crumbly, bumpy mess.

By the 23rd and 24th, the swell really fills in. Wednesday the 23rd sees 5ft with 299 energy, and Thursday the 24th morning is pushing 6ft with a hefty 780 energy reading. That’s some serious power there. But again, the wind is howling onshore from the ENE at 19 mph. This isn’t surf for a log or a fish; it’s just raw, blown-out waves. For a beginner, anything over 5ft is going to be a handful, and this is just sloppy. If you're an expert, even you will be frustrated. That setup, with that much onshore wind and a beach/sandbar bottom, honestly looks way more interesting for a kiteboard than a surfboard.

It’s a tough call, but the best window, and I use that term loosely, is probably the Sunday morning of the 20th. You’ve got 4ft from the E, an 8-second period, but a cross-onshore wind. It’s not good, but it’s the most energy you’ll see with the least amount of wind until things get blown out later. Still, it’s a marginal call at best.

Hang tight. With a spot that’s usually fairly consistent, this kind of flat spell won’t last forever. The forecast will change, and soon enough we’ll be back in business. Until then, keep the board in the car and your expectations low.

Rusty.

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