Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1100 | 646 | 472 | 722 | 625 | 441 | 305 | 411 | 344 | 377 | 426 | 384 | 384 | 319 | 256 | 209 | 230 | 212 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.63m | 3:42AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.72m | 4:10AM1.64m | 4:29PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.15m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:09PM0.09m | 10:15AM0.00m | 10:38PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1100 | 646 | 472 | 665 | 575 | 524 | 407 | 362 | 312 | 271 | 426 | 384 | 384 | 319 | 262 | 220 | 233 | 198 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 562 | 336 | 353 | 722 | 625 | 441 | 305 | 411 | 344 | 377 | 277 | 242 | 257 | 262 | 256 | 209 | 230 | 212 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 94 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 106 | 121 | 123 | 213 | 144 | 92 | 114 | 151 | 239 | 222 | 199 | 164 | 126 | 198 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 651 | 732 | 1055 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 28 | 54 | 66 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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