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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
21.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111111110101010101010109101010101011121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22811111817683564505432362318250122227164120275231299769127121203190341832582908
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
1.26
2:45PM
1.39
3:14AM
1.36
3:18PM
1.47
3:45AM
1.46
3:49PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.46
9:04PM
0.30
9:12AM
0.36
9:34PM
0.20
9:44AM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:24-------5:24-------5:26----
Sunset------7:34-------7:32-------7:32-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C191918171819212019181820222221201919181921212119
Feels °C (?)161717161718191819181921211918191715141413141516
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