Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 10PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
4753
5461
5037
4040
4005
3386
3056
3010
3247
2196
2724
2894
3346
3253
2756
2107
1744
1291
1164
970
800
625
530
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:08PM1.50m
3:16AM1.65m
3:37PM1.52m
3:44AM1.63m
4:05PM1.52m
4:12AM1.59m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.20m
9:31AM0.11m
9:34PM0.19m
9:57AM0.12m
10:02PM0.20m
10:24AM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
19
17
16
15
14
14
19
20
18
16
16
15
15
17
23
24
22
19
19
18
17
17
25
29
16
15
13
13
11
12
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
21
20
19
18
19
17
16
16
24
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
915
4753
5461
5037
4040
4005
3386
3056
3010
3247
2196
2724
2894
3346
3253
2756
2107
1744
1291
1164
970
800
625
530
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
1.5
S
13
0.2
E
10
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
431
319
222
130
99
38
38
24
8
8
799
7
119
81
157
208
396
311
426
475
344
344
284
279
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
826
19
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
7
7
7
136
72
110
71
32
31
49
133
129
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
6
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
28
90
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
67
140
16
0
0
1
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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