Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 635 | 646 | 694 | 783 | 742 | 636 | 414 | 374 | 380 | 374 | 320 | 273 | 229 | 265 | 472 | 401 | 433 | 369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.83m | 4:46AM1.64m | 5:01PM1.76m | 5:20AM1.56m | 5:36PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM-0.01m | 10:47AM0.04m | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:21AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 509 | 593 | 627 | 694 | 783 | 742 | 636 | 414 | 326 | 232 | 184 | 144 | 273 | 229 | 265 | 382 | 401 | 433 | 369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 310 | 635 | 646 | 471 | 428 | 367 | 325 | 239 | 374 | 380 | 374 | 320 | 73 | 228 | 228 | 472 | 401 | 379 | 304 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 2 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 55 | 102 | 129 | 180 | 19 | 56 | 155 | 173 | 223 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 70 | 157 | 247 | 354 | 592 | 639 | 672 | 847 | 1784 | 1717 | 1592 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 172 | 481 | 562 | 562 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 184 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 514 | 198 | 142 |
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