Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 17 Jul 2025 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5.5
SW
6
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
S
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131212131312151616161615151515141414141414141413131313131312131313151414141312121212111212111111111111121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23932392267029172665255328064850875913586168731628514024122951069589287529658758425115427436423138272422712006168215211306128613311226130214291706184022212091221031052961300227511927148313471155102710007996786245586857928641470184825523809
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
30
NNW
35
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
0
NW
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
1.29
8:23PM
1.45
8:47AM
1.18
9:28PM
1.36
10:11AM
1.11
10:54PM
1.31
11:52AM
1.12
12:24AM
1.33
1:15PM
1.21
1:35AM
1.40
2:15PM
1.34
2:31AM
1.48
3:04PM
1.46
3:17AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
0.35
1:52PM
0.32
2:49AM
0.43
2:50PM
0.43
4:04AM
0.49
4:10PM
0.52
5:36AM
0.49
5:49PM
0.53
7:01AM
0.42
7:16PM
0.46
8:04AM
0.32
8:20PM
0.35
8:53AM
0.21
9:10PM
0.26
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Sunrise---7:22-------7:22-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:18-------7:18
Sunset------5:30-------5:30-------5:30-------5:31-------5:31-------5:32-------5:34-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141312121921171515131414151616151413131216202117161516172429302017151515171716151515151515161516161615151819171515161514
Feels °C (?)11977141611121110910910111311101191115171312111213172125161311111112131316121212131315141416161414171614131312109
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Tubes (calm at Loerie wx 19 km from Tubes). A 2.5m groundswell from the SW

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19 km away, 32 min ago

2 km/h
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3.0
18.3
Air / Water (°C)
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