Tubes surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
SE
1.6
SSE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)12121212121212117788888888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1236123611351062954503396288372263432519557462426419481494520669691727704616
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
30
ESE
35
E
25
WNW
15
NW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
1.63
5:51AM
1.76
6:04PM
1.54
6:25AM
1.66
6:39PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.04
11:34PM
0.01
12:03PM
0.10
12:06AM
0.10
12:39PM
0.21
12:42AM
0.24
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-5:58-------6:00-------6:01------
Sunset----7:07-------7:06-------7:05---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212223232222222121222222222222232223283028232423
Feels °C (?)232523222122232323242121212122252325292926222426
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