Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 319 | 260 | 417 | 230 | 212 | 295 | 275 | 589 | 925 | 925 | 869 | 817 | 1493 | 1347 | 1250 | 1092 | 1074 | 913 | 913 | 807 | 836 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.64m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.00m | 10:38PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.00m | 11:07PM0.06m | 11:11AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 390 | 319 | 267 | 229 | 233 | 86 | 295 | 166 | 589 | 272 | 406 | 869 | 817 | 1493 | 1347 | 1250 | 1092 | 1074 | 913 | 913 | 807 | 836 | 718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 267 | 262 | 260 | 209 | 230 | 202 | 205 | 139 | 166 | 160 | 121 | 342 | 364 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 77 | 80 | 104 | 100 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 7 | SE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 151 | 239 | 222 | 30 | 164 | 212 | 93 | 66 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 86 | 54 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 12 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 417 | 53 | — | 133 | 275 | 306 | 925 | 925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 23 | 0 |
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