Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 10PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | 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 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2147 | 1907 | 1812 | 1762 | 1452 | 1325 | 1204 | 1185 | 1182 | 1264 | 689 | 678 | 603 | 542 | 301 | 496 | 1446 | 2541 | 2895 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.77m | 3:36AM1.66m | 3:54PM1.83m | 4:07AM1.67m | 4:24PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.03m | 9:41AM-0.02m | 10:07PM-0.00m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:36PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 2147 | 1907 | 1812 | 1762 | 1452 | 1325 | 1204 | 1185 | 1182 | 1264 | 689 | 678 | 603 | 542 | 285 | 496 | 1446 | 2541 | 2895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 90 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 49 | 68 | 48 | 153 | 4 | 64 | 107 | 301 | 298 | 7 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 121 | 78 | 7 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 110 | — | 207 | 217 | 167 | 145 | 249 | 248 | 256 | 373 | 560 | 810 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 180 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 198 | 180 | 198 | 198 |
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