Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, ENE swell with 87 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 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let's talk about Tower Road.
Plain and simple, we've got a dead run for the next sixteen days. There's no proper surf to get stoked about. The first week is all tiny, poor quality junk, and the second week doesn't offer any real improvement. You're staring at a flat spell that's gonna last over two weeks, which is a long, dry stretch around here.
Things try to show a little life around mid-July. On Tuesday the 14th, we get a brief window. The morning's got a 1ft swell from the NNW, with combined energy hitting 74 (moderate energy). It's small, but the wind turns offshore from the west at 16 mph, which will clean the surface right up. It's surfable, but the conditions are still just "very ordinary." Being a sandbar, it breaks fairly consistently and is fine for a beginner, but it's not going to win any awards. You might snag a few knee-high rollers if you're really jonesing for a paddle.
After that, it's all tiny, messy, or wind-blasted. There are a couple of glassy moments, like Monday afternoon the 6th and Friday morning the 10th, but the swell is barely a ripple at 0.7ft and 2ft. Tuesday afternoon the 14th and Wednesday morning the 15th have clean offshore wind, but again, the swell is just too small to ride.
The water temperature for that first part of July is sitting at 77°F, with a big anomaly of 3°. That's very unusual for this time of year – it's much warmer than you'd normally expect. The ocean's warm, but that doesn't put any juice in the waves.
So, no standout day here. The best of a bad lot is the morning of Tuesday the 14th, and even that's only scratching a 1/10. Honestly, with the energy so weak and the quality so poor, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if the wind howls. Keep your eyes on the forecast, but don't plan any dawn patrols for the next couple of weeks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
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 kJ | 18 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 71 | 85 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 55 | 36 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.23m | 1:01PM1.16m | 1:15AM1.16m | 1:53PM1.23m | 2:08AM1.09m | 2:51PM1.30m | 3:07AM1.04m | 3:52PM1.38m | 4:09AM1.02m | 4:52PM1.48m | 5:10AM1.02m | 5:52PM1.56m | 6:10AM1.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.22m | 6:45AM0.15m | 7:07PM0.24m | 7:30AM0.13m | 8:06PM0.24m | 8:19AM0.10m | 9:09PM0.23m | 9:12AM0.06m | 10:13PM0.19m | 10:09AM0.01m | 11:18PM0.12m | 11:09AM-0.06m | 00:21AM0.05m | 12:09PM-0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 |
 | 8:28 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:24 |
mm | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 18 | 36 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 10 | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 24 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 66 | 71 | 85 | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | — | — | 3 | 53 | 55 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1045 | 92 | 4 | 68 | 66 | 331 | 244 | 76 | 30 | 532 | 4 | 17 | 589 | 4 | 51 | 134 | 7 | 264 | 381 | 381 | 382 |
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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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