Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
399
306
256
252
193
190
219
268
232
250
237
202
198
166
160
130
130
125
290
586
1835
3618
3853
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNW
10
E
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
40
W
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM1.07m
10:49PM1.17m
11:30AM1.09m
00:14AM1.28m
12:42PM1.18m
1:06AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.58m
5:26AM0.61m
5:42PM0.54m
6:44AM0.49m
6:46PM0.44m
7:31AM0.37m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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6:50
6:50
6:50
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:43
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
25
24
23
22
21
21
30
32
27
24
21
20
19
19
23
22
20
18
16
15
14
14
24
26
24
23
21
20
19
20
27
28
26
24
20
20
19
19
23
21
19
16
10
8
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.1
SSW
12
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
382
356
306
448
481
398
304
262
229
229
219
167
138
171
173
140
138
109
115
155
162
153
123
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
548
399
256
252
193
190
219
268
232
250
237
202
198
166
160
130
130
125
30
33
33
14
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
5
20
20
19
18
30
28
27
34
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
1.3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
593
448
1
2
9
6
7
7
9
11
290
586
1835
3618
3853
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
30
1
30
30
1
1
1
1
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
180
451
638
587
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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