Tubes Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tubes sea temperature is
17.4° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Tubes today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
895
822
683
671
549
549
530
433
433
373
329
323
247
330
836
1029
995
876
860
1012
961
1112
1281
1240
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:27PM1.49m
6:31AM1.38m
7:04PM1.47m
7:11AM1.31m
7:46PM1.43m
8:00AM1.23m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.36m
12:41PM0.25m
1:15AM0.39m
1:20PM0.31m
2:04AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
14
18
22
21
17
17
17
17
16
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
16
18
19
Feels °C
15
14
12
11
11
9
14
18
18
15
15
15
14
12
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
12
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
895
822
683
671
549
549
530
433
433
373
329
323
247
330
836
1029
995
876
860
1012
961
1112
1281
1240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
353
300
300
287
226
216
202
182
194
165
147
116
80
247
204
180
143
155
121
118
90
67
68
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.9
WSW
10
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
E
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
132
175
173
188
174
174
171
238
257
176
142
205
187
145
5
1
8
1
1
1
2
19
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
9
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
23
23
23
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tubes surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest