Tubes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tubes sea temperature is

17.9°C

Tubes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tubes today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	80	93	107	125	119	112	104	100	565	807	1144	1719	1661	1760	1536	1558	1408	1144	1144	961	736	700	700	634
Wind (km/h)	NE	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	NNW	NE	NNE	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	S	WSW	SW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		4:31AM1.63m				4:46PM1.73m					5:10AM1.56m				5:26PM1.60m				5:55AM1.45m				6:12PM1.43m
Low Tide				10:32AM0.07m					11:01PM0.06m				11:13AM0.17m				11:42PM0.18m				11:59AM0.30m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	22	21	19	18	17	16	16	18	23	25	23	20	19	18	18	19	21	20	21	19	18
Feels °C	16	17	17	20	18	18	20	18	16	16	17	21	22	21	20	21	20	20	20	21	20	20	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	E 6	E 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	80	100	71	109	95	93	90	93	135	807	1144	1719	1661	1760	1536	1558	1408	1144	1144	961	736	700	700	634
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SE 8	SE 8	E 6	E 6	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 8
kJ	78	93	107	53	41	112	104	100	565	224	240	275	200	—	145	151	284	280	294	142	149	138	96	208
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 12	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	E 6	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 15	ESE 9
kJ	37	89	54	80	119	30	22	23	116	208	207	125	—	—	—	7	—	—	148	145	115	110	58	75
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ENE 7	—	WSW 10	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 6	E 7	—	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	E 8	—
kJ	132	152	—	125	25	13	—	—	37	24	48	—	348	502	182	214	—	195	215	—	—	—	177	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Keurbooms Garden Route	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2
Distance (km)	140	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	23	23	30	198	198	198	30	0	0	0	0	0	198	180	30	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Mtati	Sea Vista	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Mtati	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista				Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista			Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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