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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 1 am Monday 11 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
17.5° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tubes today?
The current surf forecast for Tubes at 6AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 25ft (7.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tubes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
7226 | 7869 | 6511 | 4434 | 3235 | 4287 | 16302 | 27440 | 23045 | 21007 | 14510 | 12449 | 11031 | 7554 | 6801 | 7063 | 8572 | 10785 | 14040 | 15626 | 15043 | 11871 | 9179 | 7089 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:47AM1.47m | 1:15PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:22PM0.40m | 7:10AM0.30m | 7:10PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 118 | 72 | 6511 | 4434 | 3235 | 37 | 10064 | 19382 | — | — | — | — | 10320 | 7554 | — | 62 | 114 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 72 | 72 | 52 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 7226 | 7869 | — | 24 | 35 | 4287 | 16302 | 27440 | 23045 | 21007 | 14510 | 12449 | 11031 | — | 6801 | 7063 | 8572 | 10785 | 14040 | 15626 | 15043 | 11871 | 9179 | 7089 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 612 | 1 | 142 | 302 | 298 | 446 | 476 | 180 | 507 | 483 | 260 | 143 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 352 | 297 | 333 | 484 | 596 | 595 | 143 | 143 |
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