Tubes Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.02° S 24.93° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 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 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 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	-	-
Afternoon (18 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (18 May)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Mon 18			Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	501	1011	1077	852	827	572	537	481	513	515	571	550	241	273	230	542	639	116	94	120	113	125	121	140
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	on	on	cross-on	on
High Tide	4:48PM1.60m					5:05AM1.65m				5:35PM1.54m				5:52AM1.52m				6:26PM1.46m				6:43AM1.37m
Low Tide			10:52PM0.13m					11:22AM0.10m				11:41PM0.23m				12:08PM0.20m				00:36AM0.35m				1:00PM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—
	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	17	21	23
Feels °C	17	17	17	18	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	17	14	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	20	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 8	E 8
kJ	501	1011	1077	852	827	263	238	263	473	431	374	320	154	242	210	154	149	116	94	69	113	125	517	441
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 12	S 11	S 8	S 8	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 13
kJ	330	134	91	122	219	572	537	481	118	147	140	138	241	273	230	81	55	78	84	120	68	32	121	140
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SE 16	SSE 16	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 10	—	—	SSW 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSW 8	SW 11	S 8
kJ	137	11	26	59	38	84	76	104	8	—	—	37	136	131	96	16	50	77	49	30	45	14	30	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	E 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—
kJ	47	51	66	43	69	181	259	235	513	515	571	550	326	212	262	542	639	743	770	712	653	600	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	1
Distance (km)	198	198	30	198	198	172	198	198	198	198	198	198	198	30	198	198	198	198	172	140	140	142	30	52
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)			Van Stadens Mouth											Van Stadens Mouth									Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista
Rating (10 max)			4											3									3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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