Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
4
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111011111111111111101010101012121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124910132233213218542570404631092956270121361567918701687602561990147041177680712961005368
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
35
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
SSW
5
N
15
NNW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
1.67
3:56AM
1.87
4:18PM
1.68
4:33AM
1.83
4:56PM
1.63
5:11AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
-0.01
10:12AM
-0.07
10:18PM
0.00
10:49AM
-0.02
10:57PM
0.07
11:27AM
0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:45-------6:46--
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C191815141415192018171515151624262118181615161919
Feels °C (?)17168111111131515161213121219221716149991211
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