Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 7PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1932 | 1659 | 1408 | 1191 | 1006 | 897 | 773 | 624 | 555 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 503 | 546 | 680 | 834 | 991 | 991 | 1050 | 1075 | 987 | 903 | 903 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.18m | 7:32AM1.15m | 7:36PM1.08m | 8:53AM1.12m | 9:11PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.58m | 1:03AM0.50m | 1:40PM0.66m | 2:07AM0.57m | 3:14PM0.69m | 3:33AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | 7:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1932 | 1659 | 1408 | 1191 | 1006 | 897 | 773 | 624 | 555 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 503 | 546 | 680 | 834 | 991 | 991 | 1050 | 1075 | 987 | 903 | 903 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 197 | 253 | 287 | 257 | 223 | 156 | 102 | 78 | 85 | 104 | 177 | 138 | 108 | 76 | 113 | 140 | 92 | 80 | 57 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 17 | SE 16 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 121 | 108 | 132 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 76 | 74 | 57 | 74 | 74 | 106 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 132 | 253 | — | — | — | 133 | 136 | 155 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 295 | 169 | 165 | 225 | 276 | 365 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 662 | 425 | 30 | 198 | 183 | 140 |
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