Tubes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tubes sea temperature is

18.3° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 10PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).
	Wed 29					Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1387	1408	1347	1444	1444	1444	1327	1308	1127	1110	1011	996	996	919	933	834	732	591	504	430	330
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	N	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			4:02PM1.53m				4:06AM1.55m				4:31PM1.59m				4:35AM1.57m				4:59PM1.64m
Low Tide	9:50AM0.16m				10:04PM0.25m				10:17AM0.10m				10:34PM0.20m				10:44AM0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	17	15	15	15	14	14	16	18	16	14	13
Feels °C	11	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	12	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1387	1408	1347	1444	1444	1444	1327	1308	1127	1110	1011	996	996	919	933	834	732	591	504	430	330
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	S 9	—	S 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18
kJ	—	7	7	—	6	341	366	322	337	380	449	460	459	414	479	—	—	—	—	—	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	557	400	340	294	336	—	—	—	476	—	—	—	—	—	—	518	508	619	368	539	653
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	183	198	198	30	30	1	1	1	23	180	198	198	23	30	30	30	172	198	198	140	140
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Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6

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