Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1449 | 1180 | 1060 | 1028 | 808 | 782 | 694 | 694 | 769 | 864 | 568 | 568 | 1447 | 1626 | 1836 | 1864 | 1785 | 1639 | 1401 | 1380 | 2108 | 1982 | 2344 | 2063 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.54m | 3:01PM1.70m | 3:14AM1.62m | 3:29PM1.79m | 3:44AM1.67m | 3:58PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.11m | 9:12PM0.08m | 9:16AM0.03m | 9:40PM-0.00m | 9:44AM-0.01m | 10:10PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1449 | 1180 | 1060 | 1028 | 808 | 782 | 694 | 694 | 769 | 864 | 568 | 568 | 1447 | 1626 | 1836 | 1864 | 1785 | 1639 | 1401 | 1380 | 10 | 14 | 1904 | 2063 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 28 | 173 | 173 | 132 | 91 | 89 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 422 | 537 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | — | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 17 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 22 | 42 | 43 | 21 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | E 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 239 | 233 | — | — | 12 | 36 | 45 | 29 | 22 | — | — | 26 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 57 | 90 | 154 | 244 | 2108 | 1982 | 2344 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 52 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 219 | 140 | 143 | 0 | 0 |
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