Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3883 | 3883 | 3484 | 2944 | 2747 | 2424 | 2427 | 2760 | 3152 | 3514 | 3936 | 3824 | 3267 | 2530 | 2096 | 1883 | 1655 | 1610 | 1513 | 1693 | 1915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.67m | 2:41AM1.55m | 2:55PM1.75m | 3:12AM1.61m | 3:25PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:40PM0.11m | 8:43AM0.10m | 9:11PM0.04m | 9:13AM0.06m | 9:39PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3883 | 3883 | 3484 | 2944 | 2747 | 2424 | 2427 | 2760 | 3152 | 3514 | 3936 | 3824 | 3267 | 2530 | 2096 | 1883 | 1655 | 1610 | 1513 | 1693 | 1915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 333 | 279 | 234 | 234 | 194 | 194 | 154 | 148 | 113 | 113 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 79 | 226 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 59 | 514 | 514 | 140 | 140 |
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