Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3470 | 3067 | 1643 | 1578 | 2637 | 4084 | 5590 | 4924 | 4748 | 2993 | 2376 | 2045 | 1679 | 1581 | 1430 | 1240 | 1100 | 646 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.39m | 2:47AM1.44m | 3:10PM1.52m | 3:15AM1.54m | 3:36PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.36m | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:14PM0.25m | 9:23AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3470 | 3067 | 1643 | 1578 | 2637 | 4084 | 5590 | 4924 | 4748 | 2993 | 2376 | 2045 | 1679 | 1581 | 1430 | 1240 | 1100 | 399 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 615 | 1014 | 752 | 836 | 1299 | 784 | 572 | 434 | 45 | 45 | 114 | 45 | 199 | 516 | 428 | 392 | 430 | 646 | 547 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 304 | 399 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 94 | 94 | 390 | 384 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | 61 | 120 | 238 | 442 | 639 | 616 | 857 | 792 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 172 | 198 | 560 | 514 | 198 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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