Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 4AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 475 | 466 | 475 | 353 | 457 | 976 | 1130 | 1215 | 1279 | 1259 | 1154 | 1019 | 986 | 1031 | 944 | 928 | 855 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.26m | 8:05AM1.22m | 8:38PM1.11m | 9:56AM1.19m | 10:39PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.46m | 2:26PM0.59m | 3:06AM0.55m | 4:33PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 491 | 475 | 466 | 475 | 353 | 457 | 976 | 1130 | 1215 | 1279 | 1259 | 1154 | 1019 | 986 | 1031 | 944 | 928 | 855 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 91 | 89 | 68 | 66 | 228 | 226 | 47 | 82 | 64 | 80 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 81 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 80 | 37 | 34 | 92 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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