Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 1PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 801 | 1390 | 1920 | 946 | 1672 | 2395 | 1824 | 1857 | 4621 | 4024 | 3968 | 3725 | 3594 | 3352 | 3390 | 3563 | 3695 | 3830 | 3883 | 3695 | 3644 | 3094 | 2747 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.38m | 1:28AM1.35m | 1:49PM1.55m | 2:07AM1.46m | 2:23PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.42m | 7:28PM0.36m | 7:34AM0.29m | 8:07PM0.22m | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:40PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 465 | 441 | 470 | 417 | 314 | 220 | 1654 | 1857 | 4621 | 4024 | 3968 | 3725 | 3594 | 3352 | 3390 | 3563 | 3695 | 3830 | 3883 | 3695 | 3644 | 3094 | 2747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 801 | — | — | — | — | 305 | 183 | 181 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 153 | — | — | — | — | 162 | 189 | 147 | 371 | 320 | 268 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 156 | 190 | 121 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1390 | 1920 | 946 | 1672 | 2395 | 1824 | 1365 | 944 | — | — | — | 198 | 394 | 590 | 738 | 181 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 186 | 319 | 451 | 563 | 143 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 529 | 172 | 142 | 142 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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