Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 11PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 665 | 593 | 515 | 239 | 270 | 220 | 541 | 551 | 520 | 510 | 451 | 442 | 1256 | 2410 | 3786 | 5210 | 7256 | 7297 | 6010 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.19m | 9:45AM1.02m | 10:56PM1.12m | 12:16PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.61m | 4:00PM0.66m | 5:47AM0.59m | 6:28PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 218 | 254 | 361 | 239 | 112 | 207 | 541 | 551 | 520 | 510 | 451 | 442 | 402 | 2410 | 3786 | 5210 | 7256 | 7297 | 6010 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 8 | S 14 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 237 | 101 | 150 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 59 | 58 | 1256 | 373 | 281 | 240 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 26 | SSW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 107 | 34 | 90 | 107 | 119 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 361 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 242 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 665 | 593 | 515 | 55 | 270 | 220 | 181 | 177 | 163 | 128 | 107 | 108 | 111 | 98 | 106 | 106 | 139 | 180 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 644 | 198 | 198 | 172 | 140 | 30 | 198 | 562 | 598 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 560 | 560 | 198 | 198 |
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