Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 932 | 791 | 510 | 347 | 396 | 389 | 389 | 573 | 254 | 240 | 315 | 363 | 494 | 776 | 1034 | 947 | 821 | 746 | 649 | 572 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.11m | 10:09AM1.07m | 11:08PM1.09m | 12:09PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.61m | 3:18AM0.62m | 4:42PM0.67m | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:33PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 932 | 791 | 510 | 347 | 396 | 389 | 389 | 303 | 254 | 240 | 315 | 363 | 494 | 776 | 617 | 509 | 412 | 452 | 529 | 533 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | WSW 12 | — | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 46 | 178 | 146 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 14 | — | 9 | 1034 | 947 | 821 | 746 | 649 | 572 | 555 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | 8 | 13 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 89 | 141 | 193 | 297 | 342 | 573 | 663 | 634 | 784 | 916 | 853 | 771 | 569 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 522 | 514 | 514 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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