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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 pm Wednesday 06 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 1AM is: 7.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
13251 | 12083 | 12720 | 15990 | 13115 | 12286 | 12390 | 10825 | 8699 | 8473 | 8004 | 6809 | 6193 | 5820 | 4341 | 4624 | 5468 | 5105 | 4755 | 4351 | 3772 | 3042 | 2503 | 2069 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:13AM1.27m | 6:51PM1.19m | 6:56AM1.17m | 7:53PM1.13m | 8:03AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:33PM0.44m | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:24PM0.52m | 2:01AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 134 | 171 | 56 | 4710 | 6199 | 2901 | 2037 | 94 | 82 | 109 | 8004 | 6809 | 6193 | 5820 | 4341 | 4624 | 5468 | 5105 | 4755 | 4351 | 3772 | 3042 | 2503 | 2069 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 56 | — | — | — | 2277 | 50 | 69 | 91 | 53 | 209 | 346 | 299 | 249 | 241 | 238 | 206 | 432 | 813 | 603 | 856 | 844 | 833 | 810 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SSE 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | E 10 | WSW 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 38 | 36 | 81 | 152 | 243 | 322 | 209 | 74 | 161 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 13251 | 12083 | 12720 | 15990 | 13115 | 12286 | 12390 | 10825 | 8699 | 8473 | — | — | — | 721 | 573 | 474 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 59 | 64 | 191 | 298 | 514 | 514 | 260 | 143 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
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