Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Tubes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tubes sea temperature is
15.3°C
3.8° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
S
9
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
12
1.8
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
S
10
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1785
1527
2719
3112
1086
1283
1527
1522
1403
1254
1100
613
613
493
500
646
544
564
653
678
489
374
380
330
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:44AM1.67m
3:58PM1.84m
4:14AM1.67m
4:28PM1.83m
4:46AM1.64m
5:01PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:44AM-0.01m
10:10PM-0.03m
10:15AM-0.01m
10:42PM-0.01m
10:47AM0.04m
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clear
rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
10
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