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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 4PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7434 | 6892 | 6034 | 5009 | 5091 | 4760 | 4271 | 3919 | 3858 | 4114 | 5506 | 7601 | 8255 | 7613 | 8516 | 8829 | 9146 | 10699 | 11571 | 11143 | 9990 | 8724 | 7467 | 5931 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36PM 1.54 | 5:53AM 1.57 | 6:21PM 1.41 | 6:40AM 1.38 | 7:18PM 1.27 | 7:43AM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 0.08 | 11:39PM 0.19 | 12:09PM 0.22 | 12:26AM 0.34 | 12:59PM 0.37 | 1:28AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
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