Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 5PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 763 | 1254 | 1534 | 1447 | 1449 | 1289 | 1162 | 1028 | 864 | 782 | 694 | 683 | 769 | 864 | 568 | 568 | 1447 | 1626 | 1836 | 1760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.58m | 2:45AM1.54m | 3:01PM1.70m | 3:14AM1.62m | 3:29PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.19m | 8:48AM0.11m | 9:12PM0.08m | 9:16AM0.03m | 9:40PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 203 | 763 | 1254 | 1534 | 1447 | 1449 | 1289 | 1162 | 1028 | 864 | 782 | 694 | 683 | 769 | 864 | 568 | 568 | 1447 | 1626 | 1836 | 1760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | SW 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 346 | 147 | 48 | 100 | 55 | 29 | 233 | 186 | 128 | 140 | 91 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 57 | 422 | 537 | 42 | 40 | 54 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | W 4 | WSW 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 85 | 48 | — | 49 | — | 28 | — | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 84 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 37 | 22 | 44 | 20 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 103 | 173 | 301 | 311 | 202 | 247 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 10 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 352 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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