Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, SE swell with 165 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE 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 Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tower Road in the next 16 days are 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Tower Road are a tough watch. The models are showing a real flat spell for most of the outlook, with only one brief window that might get your hopes up, but even that’s a tricky one.
Right now, and for the next several days, we’re looking at tiny surf with poor conditions. Thursday the 13th has waves barely 0.3ft, with a weak 8-second SE windswell – combined energy is only 5, which is just about nothing. The water’s sitting at 79°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time, but that’s the only highlight. We’ve got a long gap of flat, messy days stretching from now all the way through to the end of the third week of August. Saturday the 15th tries to pick up a little with some 3ft ENE swell, but the period is a short 5 seconds and it’s getting hammered by strong 19 mph onshore winds – that’s a kite-surfing setup if I’ve ever seen one, not a day to paddle out.
The only real stand-out in the whole 16-day window is on Wednesday morning, August 19th. We get a moderate energy pulse of 236 (combined energy) coming in from the SE with a 3ft swell and a 11-second period. That’s a bit of a groundswell, meaning better shape and more push. Winds are light from the SSE at 9 mph, giving us a gentle cross-shore – not perfect, but clean enough. It’s still a marginal call, but if you’re desperate, that’s your best chance. Keep in mind, Tower Road is a sandbar break that’s fairly consistent, but it can get a few bodies out there sometimes.
Beyond that, the last few days of August look like they might try to build, with a bigger 6ft ENE swell hitting on Thursday the 27th, but that’s mostly onshore wind and short 6-7 second period, making it a messy, choppy affair only for the keenest. Overall, it’s a poor run, but in a spot like this, it doesn’t stay flat forever.
Stay patient. Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 82 | 67 | 165 | 48 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.28m | 9:11PM1.55m | 9:31AM1.33m | 9:57PM1.47m | 10:19AM1.35m | 10:41PM1.37m | 11:05AM1.34m | 11:24PM1.25m | 11:51AM1.32m | 00:08AM1.13m | 12:39PM1.28m | 00:54AM1.02m | 1:30PM1.23m | 1:45AM0.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM-0.20m | 3:25AM-0.11m | 3:35PM-0.16m | 4:08AM-0.09m | 4:25PM-0.08m | 4:50AM-0.04m | 5:16PM0.03m | 5:33AM0.04m | 6:08PM0.15m | 6:16AM0.13m | 7:02PM0.26m | 7:01AM0.21m | 7:59PM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 82 | 67 | 71 | 25 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 48 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | S 5 | — | — | E 7 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 7 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | SE 2 | SE 11 | SE 5 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 37 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 193 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 165 | 28 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2168 | 358 | 2149 | 1468 | 3114 | 517 | 467 | 1045 | 1348 | 1146 | 2339 | 67 | 4 | 134 | 88 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 31 |
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