Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 453 | 308 | 308 | 304 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 158 | 148 | 120 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 137 | 101 | 99 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.64m | 5:57AM1.44m | 6:16PM1.48m | 6:42AM1.29m | 7:06PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.18m | 11:59AM0.27m | 00:33AM0.33m | 12:46PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 469 | 453 | 308 | 273 | 202 | 786 | 716 | 664 | 158 | 148 | 769 | 678 | 522 | 432 | 384 | 331 | 284 | 239 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 453 | 379 | 304 | 308 | 304 | 290 | 242 | 239 | 69 | 51 | 120 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 137 | 101 | 65 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 140 | 92 | — | — | 36 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 99 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1176 | 1355 | 1251 | 1337 | 1098 | 916 | — | — | 861 | 823 | — | — | 48 | 85 | 85 | 71 | 68 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 198 | 142 | 142 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 140 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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