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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 1 pm Sunday 03 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
18.1° 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 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 125mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | |
825 | 624 | 462 | 494 | 504 | 494 | 485 | 467 | 582 | 593 | 743 | 940 | 788 | 846 | 1060 | 849 | 658 | 722 | 722 | 722 | 1029 | 1317 | 1492 | 6973 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.49m | 4:41AM1.53m | 5:02PM1.43m | 5:09AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.15m | 10:31PM0.25m | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 44 | 16 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 825 | 624 | 462 | 494 | 504 | 494 | 485 | 467 | 582 | 593 | 743 | 308 | 250 | 846 | 1060 | 849 | 658 | 722 | 722 | 722 | 1029 | 1317 | 1492 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 279 | 231 | 269 | 174 | 130 | 350 | 293 | 372 | 361 | 329 | 313 | 183 | 245 | 246 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 123 | 394 | 595 | 603 | 483 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 133 | 129 | 163 | 236 | 309 | 127 | 239 | 284 | 211 | 218 | 147 | 11 | 10 | 208 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 43 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 940 | 788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 6973 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 140 | 323 |
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