Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 363 | 494 | 865 | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 746 | 649 | 572 | 444 | 603 | 801 | 1370 | 2036 | 1026 | 2194 | 2076 | 1654 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.09m | 12:09PM1.20m | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:08PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.67m | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:33PM0.53m | 6:49AM0.42m | 7:28PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 309 | 363 | 494 | 736 | 632 | 522 | 493 | 442 | 649 | 572 | 493 | 445 | 465 | 497 | 470 | 417 | 314 | 1381 | 1654 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | — | 865 | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 746 | 8 | 13 | 444 | 603 | 801 | — | — | — | — | 220 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 16 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 131 | — | — | 32 | 68 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 627 | 724 | 734 | — | 885 | — | — | — | 498 | 505 | — | 3 | 21 | 1370 | 2036 | 1026 | 2194 | 2076 | 1609 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 172 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 319 | 425 | 738 | 140 | 140 |
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