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/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tubes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tubes sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 10PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
731 | 2227 | 5642 | 7475 | 8133 | 6620 | 4554 | 3399 | 4548 | 11530 | 24074 | 22281 | 20034 | 13467 | 10839 | 8990 | 7554 | 7138 | 8137 | 10019 | 12824 | 15705 | 16400 | 14858 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.19m | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:47AM1.47m | 1:15PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:22PM0.40m | 7:10AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 260 | 170 | 80 | 118 | 72 | 6620 | 4554 | 3399 | 51 | 50 | 18001 | — | — | — | — | 8990 | 7554 | — | 57 | 110 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 286 | 51 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 72 | 72 | 52 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 42 | 26 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 731 | 2227 | 5642 | 7475 | 8133 | — | 31 | 46 | 4548 | 11530 | 24074 | 22281 | 20034 | 13467 | 10839 | — | — | 7138 | 8137 | 10019 | 12824 | 15705 | 16400 | 14858 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 323 | 64 | 1 | 507 | 612 | 1 | 220 | 302 | 302 | 446 | 1 | 180 | 496 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 496 | 507 | 333 | 333 |
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