Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2715 | 4346 | 4064 | 2643 | 1977 | 2089 | 1645 | 2056 | 2031 | 2147 | 2235 | 3074 | 3920 | 2021 | 1775 | 1297 | 1022 | 769 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.41m | 2:20PM1.42m | 2:35AM1.53m | 3:04PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.44m | 8:08AM0.28m | 8:27PM0.28m | 8:52AM0.14m | 9:13PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2715 | 31 | 30 | 2643 | 1977 | 2089 | 1645 | 2056 | 2031 | 2147 | 2235 | 3074 | 3920 | 2021 | 1775 | 1297 | 1022 | 769 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 49 | — | 31 | 443 | 176 | 73 | 57 | 165 | 371 | — | — | 129 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | SSW 26 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 47 | 45 | 29 | 32 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 396 | 4346 | 4064 | 438 | 169 | 152 | 194 | 101 | 77 | 73 | 314 | — | 378 | 678 | 719 | 724 | 665 | 653 | 725 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 892 | 947 | 260 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 643 | 323 | 198 | 180 | 183 | 142 | 172 | 172 | 198 | 198 | 425 | 198 | 198 |
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