Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 8 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 6 | WSW 12 | ESE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 57 | 104 | 169 | 199 | 89 | 177 | 298 | 130 | 133 | 91 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 107 | 93 | 119 | 112 | 85 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.83m | 3:54AM1.65m | 4:08PM1.81m | 4:31AM1.63m | 4:46PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:48PM-0.05m | 9:54AM0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:32AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 57 | 104 | 169 | 199 | 34 | 174 | 146 | 130 | 133 | 84 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 109 | 91 | 73 | 95 | 93 | 77 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 29 | 69 | 98 | 92 | 83 | 48 | 11 | 47 | 62 | 91 | 90 | 63 | 57 | 71 | 107 | 93 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 89 | 54 | 80 | 119 | 112 | 85 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | WSW 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 89 | 177 | 298 | 171 | 126 | 148 | 127 | 145 | 148 | — | 168 | — | 2 | — | 60 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 612 | 609 | 180 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 562 | 198 | 180 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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