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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 1 am Friday 08 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 7AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
7166 | 6755 | 6253 | 6542 | 5251 | 5091 | 5418 | 4755 | 3971 | 3371 | 2744 | 2357 | 1938 | 1637 | 1242 | 1172 | 845 | 645 | 476 | 386 | 848 | 2752 | 6195 | 7382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.17m | 7:53PM1.13m | 8:03AM1.09m | 9:25PM1.12m | 9:48AM1.05m | 10:56PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:24PM0.52m | 2:01AM0.67m | 2:38PM0.57m | 3:45AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 7166 | 6755 | 6253 | 6542 | 5251 | 5091 | 5418 | 4755 | 3971 | 3371 | 2744 | 2357 | 1938 | 1637 | 1242 | 1172 | 845 | 645 | 476 | 375 | 239 | 148 | 104 | 5725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 341 | 261 | 249 | 241 | 234 | 234 | 432 | 813 | 603 | 856 | 844 | 833 | 810 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 534 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 250 | 35 | 24 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | E 10 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 293 | 36 | 81 | 152 | 243 | 322 | 209 | 74 | 180 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 258 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 30 | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 695 | 551 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 115 | 848 | 2752 | 6195 | 7382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 180 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 206 | 302 | 456 | 483 | 1 | 140 |
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