Tubes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tubes sea temperature is

17.4° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tubes at 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4550	4231	4031	4729	4998	4852	4852	4507	4114	3744	3597	3214	2981	2646	2581	2796	2521	2282	2044	1935	1728	1180	1059	947
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	N	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	10:31AM1.11m					11:10PM1.34m				12:04PM1.15m				00:31AM1.39m				1:19PM1.26m				1:39AM1.48m
Low Tide			4:28PM0.51m					5:49AM0.45m				5:58PM0.48m				7:06AM0.36m				7:17PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	14
Feels °C	11	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	11	12	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	12	12	13	13	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	4550	4231	4031	4729	4998	4852	4852	4507	4114	3744	3597	3214	2981	2646	2581	2796	2521	2282	2044	1935	1728	1180	1059	947
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SE 15	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	E 13	E 13	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 8	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11
kJ	10	10	10	22	22	8	20	7	7	7	3	3	—	—	6	6	5	12	3	11	14	11	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	—	—	ESE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ENE 8	—	—	SW 18	W 13	SW 18
kJ	10	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	—	—	12	4	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ENE 8	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	128	159	197
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	143	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	52	30	30	23	23	30	140
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Albatross		Super Tubes	Riet River	J-Bay	Riet River	Riet River	Riet River	Riet River	Bruces Beauties	Riet River	Sea Vista	Riet River	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Mtati	Doughnuts Backreef	Sea Vista	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)
Rating (10 max)	4		5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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