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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 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
21.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111101010101113131212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16741463126910178507737167787847406486156016499819511032967864850769782722878
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
20
NW
10
W
15
W
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
1.59
4:44AM
1.61
4:49PM
1.60
5:14AM
1.65
5:19PM
1.59
5:45AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
0.22
10:31PM
0.07
10:47AM
0.18
11:00PM
0.04
11:19AM
0.17
11:29PM
0.05
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------5:28-------5:28-------5:30
Sunset--7:32-------7:31-------7:31-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020191818171921202019191816192424232119191821
Feels °C (?)171517171715151719171717171614162018181920201821
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