Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 5PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3767
4114
4560
4643
5167
5210
5308
4931
4810
4981
5067
5105
5146
5364
5056
5435
4752
3406
2287
3041
2750
2154
1648
1216
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:29PM1.29m
1:45AM1.51m
2:06PM1.38m
2:17AM1.58m
2:38PM1.45m
2:47AM1.63m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.35m
8:07AM0.27m
8:05PM0.28m
8:37AM0.19m
8:36PM0.23m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
14
13
14
14
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
9
9
10
9
9
10
15
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
48
48
33
35
36
20
19
19
18
18
5067
5105
5146
5364
5056
5435
4752
3406
2287
3041
2750
2154
1648
1216
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.1
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.7
WSW
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.3
SW
10
1.6
SSE
15
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
51
18
18
669
1151
565
18
18
369
1167
231
241
208
177
742
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.3
SW
10
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
18
299
102
204
198
372
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
3767
4114
4560
4643
5167
5210
5308
4931
4810
4981
8
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
665
662
587
180
258
256
258
143
180
180
143
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
67
30
52
9
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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