Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313131212121212121212111177777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11371037121013191417134614301518144813271305121611971022952503396288237242222392400417
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
0
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.80
5:00PM
1.68
5:20AM
1.81
5:31PM
1.63
5:51AM
1.76
6:04PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
-0.04
10:59AM
0.02
11:04PM
-0.04
11:30AM
0.04
11:34PM
0.01
12:03PM
0.10
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------6:00----
Sunset------7:08-------7:07-------7:06-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120222524232221212021232423222221202223242322
Feels °C (?)232120212322222422222123232322212323222423222120
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