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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 am Monday 11 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 11AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
7869 | 6620 | 4709 | 3235 | 4587 | 12678 | 26530 | 21128 | 18001 | 13147 | 14178 | 10079 | 7568 | 6945 | 7177 | 8609 | 11078 | 14619 | 16086 | 15736 | 12157 | 9335 | 7318 | 5615 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:47AM1.47m | 1:15PM1.34m | 1:31AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:22PM0.40m | 7:10AM0.30m | 7:10PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 72 | 6620 | 4709 | 3235 | 37 | 50 | 19455 | — | — | — | 11654 | 9523 | — | — | — | 37 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 72 | 72 | 52 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7869 | — | 81 | 39 | 4587 | 12678 | 26530 | 21128 | 18001 | 13147 | 14178 | 10079 | 7568 | 6945 | 7177 | 8609 | 11078 | 14619 | 16086 | 15736 | 12157 | 9335 | 7318 | 5615 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 142 | 302 | 434 | 441 | 457 | 180 | 180 | 64 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 323 | 483 | 333 | 333 | 596 | 595 | 595 | 143 | 144 | 1 |
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