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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
21.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)
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How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 2PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SW
2
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
WSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313131212121212121111111111131212121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)628271296953745668125739457036222973201021431380119375410451933325728892121204718241446991769
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
1.61
6:23PM
1.43
6:54AM
1.53
7:00PM
1.31
7:33AM
1.42
7:39PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.27
12:31AM
0.19
1:06PM
0.37
1:05AM
0.30
1:47PM
0.47
1:42AM
0.42
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise-5:16-------5:16-------5:18------
Sunset----7:35-------7:35-------7:35---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202122222119171616202524242121201922232222212120
Feels °C (?)141416171718161415192320191919161517181819202019
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