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Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 133 | 337 | 538 | 517 | 489 | 428 | 335 | 266 | 260 | 197 | 273 | 600 | 1359 | 1547 | 1661 | 1415 | 1298 | 1276 | 1169 | 1013 | 997 | 923 | 928 | 944 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM 1.62 | 4:32PM 1.68 | 5:01AM 1.60 | 5:16PM 1.59 | 5:47AM 1.55 | 6:00PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06PM 0.01 | 10:21AM 0.11 | 10:48PM 0.05 | 11:08AM 0.17 | 11:31PM 0.12 | 11:56AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
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