Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 459 | 482 | 526 | 309 | 363 | 494 | 865 | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 746 | 649 | 572 | 496 | 603 | 801 | 1787 | 790 | 2557 | 4030 | 4389 | 3250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.07m | 11:08PM1.09m | 12:09PM1.20m | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:08PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.62m | 4:42PM0.67m | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:33PM0.53m | 6:49AM0.42m | 7:28PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 389 | 303 | 254 | 240 | 309 | 363 | 494 | 659 | 562 | 448 | 402 | 358 | 649 | 572 | 435 | 455 | 486 | 450 | 408 | 314 | 279 | 1039 | 3250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 16 | E 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 14 | — | 865 | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 746 | 36 | 13 | 496 | 603 | 801 | — | — | — | 746 | 188 | 1540 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | SW 20 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 82 | 74 | 15 | 100 | 68 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 282 | 459 | 482 | 526 | 684 | 684 | 684 | — | 778 | 567 | — | — | 351 | 415 | — | 2 | 36 | 1787 | 790 | 2557 | 4030 | 4389 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 180 | 514 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 140 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 143 | 421 | 609 | 143 | 143 | 0 |
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