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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 7 am Thursday 23 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 11AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
7371 | 5851 | 4594 | 3721 | 2949 | 2215 | 1561 | 1286 | 980 | 677 | 548 | 374 | 306 | 256 | 189 | 176 | 190 | 185 | 273 | 232 | 254 | 209 | 202 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.20m | 8:46PM1.16m | 9:28AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.17m | 11:30AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.52m | 3:12AM0.63m | 3:58PM0.58m | 5:26AM0.61m | 5:42PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 7371 | 5851 | 4594 | 3721 | 2949 | 2215 | 1561 | 1286 | 980 | 527 | 489 | 374 | 306 | 553 | 492 | 459 | 398 | 284 | 245 | 268 | 234 | 229 | 234 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 677 | 548 | — | — | 256 | 189 | 176 | 190 | 185 | 273 | 232 | 254 | 209 | 202 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 60 | 166 | 322 | 488 | 694 | 665 | 628 | — | 501 | 567 | 754 | 759 | 715 | 678 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 142 | 183 | 514 | 198 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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