Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 3PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (21 Feb)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.9
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
ESE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.5
ESE
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)887788887888141413131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)337403503559128120588574500469494806110207282326317395371359353294319314
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
35
ESE
40
E
15
ENE
5
NW
5
NE
10
N
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
S
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.54
6:25AM
1.66
6:39PM
1.41
7:03AM
1.51
7:21PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.10
12:06AM
0.10
12:39PM
0.21
12:42AM
0.24
1:21PM
0.36
1:24AM
0.40
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----7:06-------7:05-------7:04---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------2226
Temp. °C212222222222222222243031272523232523272722202020
Feels °C (?)232220202020212123252928232626262625282723212018
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