Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 11PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 708 | 891 | 606 | 497 | 412 | 362 | 429 | 481 | 1077 | 1987 | 2212 | 1628 | 1314 | 1199 | 980 | 687 | 813 | 626 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.62m | 6:48AM1.39m | 7:17PM1.51m | 7:26AM1.26m | 7:58PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.23m | 1:32AM0.39m | 1:29PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 348 | 708 | 679 | 606 | 497 | 412 | 362 | 293 | 369 | 314 | 225 | 355 | 355 | 1314 | 1199 | 407 | 400 | 813 | 626 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 311 | 231 | 231 | 187 | 227 | 216 | 334 | 272 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 407 | 407 | 152 | 239 | 393 | 393 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 35 | 99 | 153 | 208 | 196 | 269 | 295 | 281 | 48 | 31 | 71 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 520 | — | 891 | — | — | — | — | 429 | 481 | 1077 | 1987 | 2212 | 1628 | — | — | 980 | 687 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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