Tubes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tubes sea temperature is

17.8°C

Tubes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tubes today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	146	119	112	104	100	565	807	1144	1847	1661	1760	1536	1558	1408	1144	1144	961	736	700	700	634
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	S	NNE	NE	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SE	E	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide			4:46PM1.73m					5:10AM1.56m				5:26PM1.60m				5:55AM1.45m				6:12PM1.43m
Low Tide	10:32AM0.07m					11:01PM0.06m				11:13AM0.17m				11:42PM0.18m				11:59AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	18	24	25	23	20	19	19	18	19	21	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	18	18	18	20	18	18	16	17	22	23	21	20	20	22	19	20	21	20	20	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	109	95	93	90	93	135	807	1144	1847	1661	1760	1536	1558	1408	1144	1144	961	736	700	700	634
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 18	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	41	119	112	104	100	565	224	240	235	—	—	226	136	336	324	169	146	135	157	152	156
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9
kJ	80	42	32	22	23	116	208	211	125	—	—	—	—	—	151	148	145	108	94	86	78
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 6	ESE 7	—	E 7	E 8	—	E 8	—	—	—
kJ	146	18	9	—	—	37	24	62	—	399	502	282	327	—	246	253	—	233	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	23	30	30	198	198	198	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	260	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista				Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Kromme Rivermouth	Leftovers		Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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