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/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
306 | 256 | 207 | 193 | 190 | 219 | 268 | 232 | 250 | 213 | 202 | 198 | 166 | 160 | 130 | 127 | 225 | 314 | 450 | 1592 | 4644 | 4343 | 3922 | 4104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.17m | 11:30AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.18m | 1:06AM1.41m | 1:29PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.58m | 5:26AM0.61m | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.49m | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 306 | 256 | 470 | 389 | 298 | 257 | 214 | 214 | 138 | 132 | 109 | 142 | 145 | 148 | 142 | 112 | 225 | 159 | 166 | 149 | 123 | 94 | 68 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 256 | 207 | 193 | 190 | 219 | 268 | 232 | 250 | 213 | 202 | 198 | 166 | 160 | 130 | 127 | 117 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 400 | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 11 | — | 314 | 450 | 1592 | 4644 | 4343 | 3922 | 4104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 144 | 612 | 665 | 665 | 596 |
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