Tubes Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tubes sea temperature is
18.1° C

1.3°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 4AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
8
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
4
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
9
2.1
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1439
1315
1200
1111
1138
857
1471
1524
1383
2904
1529
1695
2978
4138
4522
3461
2112
1311
971
1111
1322
1655
2089
2096
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
30
W
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
SSW
5
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:21AM1.49m
4:49PM1.48m
4:52AM1.49m
5:21PM1.49m
5:24AM1.47m
5:53PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.18m
10:49PM0.30m
11:06AM0.17m
11:23PM0.31m
11:36AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
2
1
9
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
15
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
15
15
13
12
11
8
6
4
4
4
5
7
8
9
8
7
11
14
16
14
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
1.7
SSE
10
3
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
1439
1315
1200
1111
1138
857
1471
1524
1383
86
68
36
25
37
40
171
647
1311
885
1111
1322
1655
2089
2096
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
S
20
2
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.7
SW
8
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1
WSW
8
1.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
7
7
40
296
392
697
68
89
112
10
9
20
23
16
15
19
8
763
971
411
577
405
133
388
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
1
SW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
14
15
8
26
57
73
89
4
8
7
7
255
28
106
314
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
8
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
4
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
17
2904
1529
1695
2978
4138
4522
3461
2112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
180
257
257
532
595
256
144
142
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
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