Tubes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tubes sea temperature is

17.2° C

Tubes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tubes today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	ESE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1360	1104	1080	920	676	466	549	418	493	546	1396	1835	2689	2991	2723	2345	2045	1651	1474	1404	1392	1200	1655
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	W	SW	SW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	SE	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:26AM1.26m				7:58PM1.38m					8:10AM1.14m				8:45PM1.26m				9:10AM1.04m				9:52PM1.15m
Low Tide				1:29PM0.36m					2:16AM0.49m				2:10PM0.49m				3:10AM0.59m				3:05PM0.61m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	16	18	16	14	13	13	13	13	16	17	15	15	14	13	13	13	17	18	16	16	15
Feels °C	10	10	13	15	13	12	11	10	11	11	16	16	13	13	13	12	12	11	15	13	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	ESE 11	SW 10	ESE 11	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	355	1104	804	920	676	466	549	418	388	382	1396	1835	2689	2991	2723	2345	2045	1651	1474	1404	1392	1200	1655
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	WSW 10	ESE 11	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12
kJ	16	407	407	407	400	393	433	314	396	290	352	305	281	242	242	270	226	226	186	190	160	166	177
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 12
kJ	18	18	209	136	239	255	82	176	493	546	8	—	—	7	7	7	7	7	6	—	125	215	217
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	—	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	—
kJ	1360	—	1080	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	24	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	180	30	52	30	1	1	0	0	140	140	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Millars Point	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Super Tubes	Hullets Reef	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Mtati	Sea Vista	Doughnuts Backreef	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde			Super Tubes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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