Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tubes today?

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121111111111111114131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101413601438122811031006974786761689747734604563384298258224224233284347560545
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
5
E
0
ESE
0
E
5
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
E
5
NE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.00
12:26AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
0.63
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset--6:01-------6:00-------6:00-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C212220202020181921202019191918192325232020202123
Feels °C (?)202120222122202122181920202020202322201820212223
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