Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 3AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
0.9
SSE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
ESE
2
SW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)7787778141514131313131212121212121291414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53744491468456414426107862072573263173353713593532943193193143491559653
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
ENE
25
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
WNW
35
W
45
W
50
W
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.54
6:25AM
1.66
6:39PM
1.41
7:03AM
1.51
7:21PM
1.26
7:52AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.10
12:39PM
0.21
12:42AM
0.24
1:21PM
0.36
1:24AM
0.40
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset7:06-------7:05-------7:04-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
---------------4222-191321
Temp. °C222222222223303128252323232527192019202020191919
Feels °C (?)202022222324292825242325262626192019211816131213
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