Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tubes today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1276 | 1200 | 1305 | 828 | 721 | 607 | 1083 | 1474 | 3087 | 3991 | 2948 | 2877 | 3467 | 8828 | 8155 | 6622 | 5416 | 4723 | 3710 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.15m | 10:51AM0.98m | 11:31PM1.11m | 12:39PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.61m | 4:31AM0.65m | 4:37PM0.69m | 6:18AM0.63m | 6:31PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1276 | 1200 | 1305 | 828 | 658 | 607 | 1083 | 1474 | 91 | 91 | 307 | 2877 | 2725 | 8828 | 8155 | 6622 | 5416 | 4723 | 3710 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | SSW 22 | SE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 197 | 166 | 177 | 177 | 721 | 497 | 156 | 121 | 6 | 45 | 66 | 1591 | 3467 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 58 | 147 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | S 23 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 167 | 215 | 237 | 177 | 158 | 158 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 50 | 52 | 808 | 85 | — | — | — | 3087 | 3991 | 2948 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 260 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 9 |
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