Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1785 | 1527 | 2719 | 3112 | 1086 | 1283 | 1527 | 1522 | 1403 | 1254 | 1100 | 613 | 613 | 493 | 500 | 646 | 544 | 564 | 653 | 678 | 489 | 374 | 380 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.67m | 3:58PM1.84m | 4:14AM1.67m | 4:28PM1.83m | 4:46AM1.64m | 5:01PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM-0.01m | 10:10PM-0.03m | 10:15AM-0.01m | 10:42PM-0.01m | 10:47AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1785 | 1527 | 10 | 10 | 1086 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1254 | 1100 | 425 | 435 | 493 | 404 | 465 | 544 | 564 | 653 | 678 | 489 | 340 | 269 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 613 | 613 | 479 | 500 | 646 | 435 | 428 | 330 | 325 | 199 | 374 | 380 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | E 9 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 168 | 127 | 101 | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | 55 | 102 | 129 | 144 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 111 | 2719 | 3112 | 748 | 1283 | 1527 | 1522 | 1403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 41 | 115 | 207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 172 | 30 | 30 | 172 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 198 | 198 |
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