Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
0
2
3
4
0
0
0
3
!
7
8
6
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.1
SW
13
2.3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
6
SW
12
7.5
WSW
14
7
SW
14
7.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
45
NW
35
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
40
NW
40
W
25
WNW
25
NW
40
NNW
60
NW
60
NW
30
NW
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
1.2
SSW
12
0.4
SE
12
6.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
Energy 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)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy 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)
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
16
7
6
6
9
11
47
46
78
26
6
72
72
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.9
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
2.3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
3.5
WSW
11
6
SW
12
7.5
WSW
14
7
SW
14
7.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
6
SW
13
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
9
9
4
4
5
9
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
9
9
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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