Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2576 | 2535 | 2862 | 3375 | 3664 | 3517 | 3240 | 2822 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2042 | 4062 | 4616 | 4831 | 4117 | 4122 | 3675 | 3804 | 3794 | 3610 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.06m | 10:46PM1.22m | 11:59AM1.09m | 00:33AM1.28m | 1:24PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.59m | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:00PM0.57m | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2576 | 2535 | 2862 | 3375 | 3664 | 3517 | 3240 | 2822 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2042 | 4062 | 4616 | 52 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 80 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 102 | 84 | 89 | 68 | 50 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 66 | 66 | — | — | 42 | 42 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 101 | 80 | 91 | — | — | — | 47 | 148 | 173 | 193 | 264 | — | 4831 | 4117 | 4122 | 3675 | 3804 | 3794 | 3610 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 183 | 142 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 144 | 143 | 894 | 894 | 894 | 260 |
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