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Tubes Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6485 | 6271 | 6543 | 6046 | 5448 | 4899 | 3919 | 3518 | 3146 | 2620 | 2205 | 2400 | 2341 | 2302 | 2287 | 1637 | 1678 | 1465 | 563 | 750 | 771 | 759 | 736 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 1.27 | 1:43AM 1.30 | 2:07PM 1.43 | 2:20AM 1.42 | 2:39PM 1.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:13AM 0.49 | 7:43PM 0.45 | 7:56AM 0.34 | 8:21PM 0.31 | 8:29AM 0.22 | 8:52PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)
The wind is still offshore at Tubes (light winds from the SW at Cape Saint Francis 22 km from Tubes). A 4.5m groundswell from the SW is too big for here
22 km away, 1 h 55 min ago
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