Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 11AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Wed afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
2.3
SE
7
1.3
SW
12
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
572
623
623
501
1011
1077
852
827
572
569
481
558
515
542
518
495
495
597
712
780
865
94
118
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:48PM1.60m
5:05AM1.65m
5:35PM1.54m
5:52AM1.52m
6:26PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.02m
10:52PM0.13m
11:22AM0.10m
11:41PM0.23m
12:08PM0.20m
00:36AM0.35m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
15
17
20
20
18
18
18
19
17
18
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
15
15
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
S
8
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
494
572
623
623
501
1011
1077
852
827
222
537
296
473
431
374
320
241
273
230
154
149
96
94
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
SW
13
0.4
SSE
14
1.3
SW
12
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
324
268
144
132
330
134
91
153
187
572
76
481
118
147
140
138
136
99
83
56
79
54
84
118
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.7
S
12
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
18
18
18
11
137
11
26
59
39
84
107
104
35
33
7
16
17
77
47
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.5
E
7
1
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
2.3
SE
7
1.6
E
6
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
Energy kJ
2
14
10
18
47
62
23
51
170
569
196
558
515
542
518
495
495
597
712
780
865
735
724
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
66
198
198
30
1
140
30
183
425
198
198
198
198
198
198
198
198
198
198
140
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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