Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, SE swell with 76 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tower Road in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Grab your board and let's be honest about it—this outlook for Tower Road is a tough one. For the full 16-day window, there just isn't any surf on offer that's genuinely worth getting excited about. It's a frustrating run for a spot that's usually a dependable beginner-friendly sandbar.
Right from the start on Friday, August 28th, it's a no-go. The swell is a tiny 1 ft from the ESE with a short 8-second period, and the combined energy is weak at only 46. It's glassy in the morning with a light Easterly breeze, but it's just not enough push to get going. That pattern sticks for days—tiny, weak 1 ft swells, poor conditions, and hardly any energy. Even though the water temperature is about average for this time of year, there's nothing to ride.
We roll through a long, quiet stretch. Saturday morning on the 29th has a 12 mph onshore wind ruining any chance of clean waves. The whole first week is a write-off. A bit of a flicker comes through on Sunday, September 6th, when the swell bumps to 2 ft from the E with an 11-second period, and the energy climbs to 63—still only weak to moderate. It's clean with a cross-offshore wind, but the size is just too small and ordinary. That's the best you'll see in this entire outlook, and it's barely surfable.
After that, it drops back into the doldrums. Monday, September 7th sees a 2 ft East swell but gets shredded by a 19 mph cross-shore wind, making for lumpy, choppy junk. Nothing changes through the second week. The combined energy stays in the teens and twenties, with the odd blip in the 30s. By Saturday, September 12th, you're looking at a 1.0 ft, 9-second swell with only 17 in energy. That's it.
Honestly, for Tower Road, this is a blank run. It doesn't tend to stay this dead for long, and forecasts change, but right now there’s nothing for a surfer. Kite surfers might get a look in on the windier days, but for paddle surfing, you're better off waiting for the next system.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 76 | 55 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.45m | 8:29AM1.28m | 8:53PM1.45m | 9:10AM1.35m | 9:32PM1.43m | 9:52AM1.41m | 10:11PM1.37m | 10:34AM1.45m | 10:52PM1.30m | 11:19AM1.47m | 11:36PM1.21m | 12:08PM1.46m | 00:25AM1.12m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.14m | 2:28PM0.05m | 2:58AM0.09m | 3:11PM0.04m | 3:34AM0.06m | 3:55PM0.05m | 4:12AM0.06m | 4:42PM0.10m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:34PM0.16m | 5:39AM0.11m | 6:30PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 76 | 55 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SE 8 | ESE 12 | S 3 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 10 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 246 | 297 | 358 | 467 | 343 | 195 | 343 | 1171 | 1172 | 1172 | 1475 | 88 | 264 | 30 | 11 |
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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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