Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1182 | 1240 | 1064 | 678 | 666 | 593 | 365 | 496 | 1308 | 2541 | 2895 | 2727 | 2785 | 2497 | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.83m | 4:07AM1.67m | 4:24PM1.83m | 4:37AM1.64m | 4:53PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM-0.00m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:36PM0.01m | 10:39AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 7 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1182 | 1240 | 1064 | 678 | 666 | 593 | 365 | 171 | 1308 | 2541 | 2895 | 2727 | 2785 | 2497 | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 48 | 92 | 64 | 57 | 301 | 496 | 102 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 15 | SE 7 | WSW 11 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 90 | 68 | 31 | 31 | 107 | 54 | 347 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 181 | 29 | 64 | 127 | 123 | — | 163 | 286 | 600 | 1150 | 1601 | 2091 | 2214 | 2074 | 1935 | 1707 | 1919 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 595 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 172 |
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