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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 Wednesday 20 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 12PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | |
437 | 412 | 489 | 560 | 637 | 116 | 94 | 118 | 113 | 125 | 158 | 178 | 175 | 199 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 130 | 202 | 232 | 261 | 471 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.46m | 6:43AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.37m | 7:44AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.20m | 00:36AM0.35m | 1:00PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.47m | 2:01PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 241 | 273 | 230 | 154 | 149 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 113 | 125 | 587 | 481 | 377 | 318 | 233 | 196 | 164 | 164 | 138 | 90 | 90 | 71 | 261 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 136 | 131 | 96 | 81 | 55 | 116 | 84 | 118 | 68 | 49 | 158 | 178 | 175 | 199 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 103 | 55 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 129 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 67 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 202 | 232 | 101 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 437 | 412 | 489 | 560 | 637 | 627 | 634 | 692 | 746 | 703 | — | 692 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 66 | 244 | 471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 52 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
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