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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 Saturday 09 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1637 | 1425 | 1172 | 894 | 690 | 572 | 408 | 386 | 645 | 1502 | 4074 | 6860 | 8274 | 7647 | 4141 | 2924 | 3316 | 10898 | 20419 | 17415 | 18179 | 14686 | 11151 | 8690 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.12m | 9:48AM1.05m | 10:56PM1.19m | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.57m | 3:45AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1637 | 1425 | 1172 | 894 | 690 | 572 | 408 | 335 | 260 | 145 | 120 | 118 | 92 | 6162 | 4141 | 2924 | 454 | 50 | 14455 | — | — | — | — | 8690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 726 | 726 | 573 | 534 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 386 | 290 | 52 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 72 | 276 | 895 | 51 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 78 | 26 | — | 6 | 72 | 72 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 40 | 17 | 61 | 645 | 1502 | 4074 | 6860 | 8274 | 7647 | 22 | 46 | 3316 | 10898 | 20419 | 17415 | 18179 | 14686 | 11151 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 172 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 250 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 514 | 692 | 140 | 140 | 507 | 441 | 434 | 471 | 180 | 180 | 507 | 529 | 144 | 1 |
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