Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 383 | 61 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 39 | 95 | 149 | 283 | 991 | 851 | 959 | 3344 | 3232 | 3140 | 2719 | 2254 | 2076 | 2076 | 2207 | 2840 | 2756 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.63m | 4:10AM1.67m | 4:39PM1.70m | 4:52AM1.65m | 5:20PM1.72m | 5:32AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.05m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:25AM0.01m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:04AM0.00m | 11:31PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 374 | 383 | 326 | 333 | 332 | 293 | 295 | 295 | 249 | 214 | 188 | 156 | 851 | 959 | 3344 | 3232 | 3140 | 2719 | 2254 | 2076 | 2076 | 1819 | 2082 | 2756 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 65 | 61 | 45 | 34 | 61 | 60 | 39 | 53 | 53 | 164 | 302 | 521 | 939 | 131 | 133 | 144 | 185 | 185 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 108 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 17 | WSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 116 | 18 | 159 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 59 | 95 | 149 | 283 | 991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2207 | 2840 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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