Tubes Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tubes sea temperature is
17.6° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

Tubes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tubes today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 1AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
995
911
606
1047
1129
1323
1359
1415
1131
1276
1209
1427
1594
1915
1915
1569
2272
2436
2407
1860
2566
2938
4339
4034
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
W
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:46PM1.43m
8:00AM1.23m
8:38PM1.39m
9:05AM1.15m
9:46PM1.35m
10:31AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.43m
2:07PM0.39m
3:06AM0.47m
3:08PM0.46m
4:23AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
15
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
19
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
15
17
16
14
13
12
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
13
10
12
12
13
12
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
16
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.7
S
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
995
911
606
1047
1129
1323
1359
1415
1131
1276
1209
1427
1594
1915
1915
1569
395
700
2407
1860
2566
179
4339
4034
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
12
1.1
SW
16
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
176
138
286
106
90
90
67
67
38
38
38
37
31
149
17
280
8
8
759
609
558
2
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.3
E
6
0.8
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
16
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
1
7
135
4
4
5
8
8
8
18
17
17
127
22
8
17
8
8
205
691
4
3
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
SW
5
1.2
WSW
5
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
9
26
27
23
61
2272
2436
2938
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
143
140
0
0
0
0
0
143
143
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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