Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2815 | 2233 | 1978 | 1742 | 1524 | 1420 | 1102 | 644 | 662 | 748 | 814 | 1466 | 2376 | 742 | 2307 | 987 | 1404 | 1605 | 1828 | 1764 | 1781 | 1746 | 814 | 1857 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:08AM0.94m | 10:35PM1.00m | 12:36PM0.96m | 00:52AM1.07m | 1:40PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.70m | 3:08PM0.75m | 5:54AM0.72m | 6:33PM0.74m | 7:28AM0.60m | 7:41PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2815 | 2233 | 1978 | 1742 | 1524 | 1420 | 1102 | 644 | 662 | 748 | 814 | 362 | 5 | 742 | 5 | 505 | 5 | 1605 | 1828 | 1764 | 1781 | 1746 | 676 | 1857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 500 | 403 | 329 | 323 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 54 | 1 | 814 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 234 | 1466 | 2376 | 701 | 2307 | 987 | 1404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 352 | 198 | 140 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 180 | 143 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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