Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, E swell with 66 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m gonna level with you. The next 16 days at Tower Road are looking pretty grim. There’s just not a whole lot to get excited about. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 78°, but that’s about the only positive I can pull from the data.
The swell is tiny, the wind is often onshore or messy, and the wave energy is consistently weak – mostly under 100 (4 to 98). We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions with no real standout days. The best chance for something marginally rideable comes on Monday the 17th of August, with a small 3ft SSE swell and a gentle offshore WSW breeze at 9 mph. That’s about as clean as it’ll get, but the wave energy is still pretty weak (36). After that, it’s back to small, choppy, and mostly onshore slop through the rest of the week and into the next.
The second week offers no real improvement. The swell stays weak, the wind stays mostly onshore, and the wave energy climbs only slightly, hitting 79 on the 27th, but still with an onshore wind. The whole period is a bust for decent surf. Don’t bother paddling out unless you’re desperate for a float.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 42 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 2:27PM1.20m | 2:41AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.20m | 3:43AM0.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 7:49AM0.28m | 8:59PM0.42m | 8:41AM0.32m | 10:01PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 36 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | S 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 15 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | ESE 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 54 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 1 | 38 | 42 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1348 | 3141 | 1196 | 1146 | 1364 | 1099 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 34 | 67 | 7 | 31 | 1169 | 4 | 246 | 1488 | 358 | 246 | 88 | 211 |
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