Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (24 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
433
486
790
767
628
495
437
437
736
1244
1561
1968
2492
2680
2747
2385
1756
1632
1325
1112
971
878
910
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32AM1.09m
11:17PM1.30m
11:50AM1.12m
00:16AM1.35m
12:48PM1.19m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.57m
4:36PM0.52m
5:52AM0.52m
5:47PM0.50m
6:48AM0.44m
6:43PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:21
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
22
22
21
20
19
17
16
18
19
17
16
15
16
16
15
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
19
22
22
21
19
18
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
546
433
486
790
767
628
495
437
437
736
1244
1561
1968
2492
2680
2747
2385
1756
1632
1325
1112
971
878
910
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
8
1.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
34
297
251
77
70
68
68
169
203
63
57
56
55
37
16
20
33
27
30
22
14
15
11
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
57
56
55
35
34
33
127
66
65
31
31
17
17
17
37
37
23
23
22
13
8
13
8
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
W
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
3
47
6
12
12
75
148
179
170
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
1
0
198
140
23
1
1
0
23
23
1
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
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