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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2024 | 2132 | 1931 | 2778 | 3351 | 2838 | 3091 | 2826 | 2235 | 1651 | 918 | 701 | 687 | 602 | 589 | 1058 | 1348 | 3733 | 8118 | 6992 | 6100 | 5384 | 4068 | 4283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:56AM 1.87 | 4:18PM 1.68 | 4:33AM 1.83 | 4:56PM 1.63 | 5:11AM 1.72 | 5:36PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:42PM -0.01 | 10:12AM -0.07 | 10:18PM 0.00 | 10:49AM -0.02 | 10:57PM 0.07 | 11:27AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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