Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2078 | 1902 | 1913 | 1999 | 1789 | 1954 | 2166 | 1969 | 1834 | 2335 | 2426 | 1107 | 1088 | 923 | 1403 | 1130 | 930 | 817 | 683 | 617 | 515 | 564 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.02m | 8:02PM0.99m | 10:35AM1.00m | 11:08PM0.99m | 12:08PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.75m | 3:07AM0.70m | 4:55PM0.77m | 5:25AM0.65m | 6:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2078 | 1902 | 1913 | 1999 | 1789 | 1954 | 286 | 1969 | 1834 | 398 | 356 | 1107 | 1088 | 923 | 1403 | 1130 | 930 | 817 | 683 | 617 | 515 | 564 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 9 | E 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 141 | 189 | 26 | — | 332 | 352 | — | 672 | 587 | 16 | 192 | 98 | 62 | 43 | 35 | 67 | 68 | 49 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 26 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 22 | — | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | SE 8 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 50 | 141 | 355 | 359 | 2166 | 637 | — | 2335 | 2426 | 383 | 342 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 33 | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 180 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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