Spots/South Africa/Eastern Cape/Tubes

Tubes surf report & forecast

-34.03, 24.93

Tubes is a surf spot in Eastern Cape, South Africa, facing east. Live Glyph Score, hourly conditions and the 7-day forecast.

Right nowForecast · 00:56

Updated 9h ago

85GLYPH SCORE
AFTER DARK

Next window: Sat 07:00–10:00 · 83

Sea 5.0ft @ 9s SE, holding · light texture (8kt W offshore) · high tide 6 AM

SWELL
5.0ft · 9s
WIND
8kt W
WAVE
5.1ft
DIR
E

Today, hour by hour

FREE
6 AM
76
4–6ft
E
8 AM
83
4–6ft
E
10 AM
75
4–5ft
E
12 PM
59
3–5ft
SE
3 PM
58
3–5ft
SE
5 PM
55
3–5ft
SE

7-day forecast

FREE · NO ACCOUNT NEEDED
DAY
SCORE
SWELL
AM · PM
RATING
Sat
Oct 31
83
5.1ft
80 · 59
EPIC
Sun
Nov 1
26
4.3ft
21 · 25
FLAT
Mon
Nov 2
22
4.2ft
22 · 18
FLAT
Tue
Nov 3
20
4.1ft
18 · 15
FLAT
Wed
Nov 4
21
4.1ft
20 · 15
FLAT
Thu
Nov 5
43
4.4ft
32 · 17
FUN
Fri
Nov 6
25
5.7ft
24 · 17
FLAT

Tide & daylight

MODELLED · OPEN-METEO
LOW
12:00
HIGH
06:00
SUNRISE
05:20
SUNSET
18:46
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Surfing Tubes

Tubes surf break, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Cover photo: NJR ZA · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tubes is a surf break tracked live by Surf Glyph. The report above turns the swell model — wave height, period and direction — plus wind and tide into a single glyph score, so you can tell at a glance whether it's worth paddling out.

Early morning, before the wind comes up. Aim for a light offshore around dawn on a mid-to-low pushing tide with a clean groundswell — that combination produces the cleanest, most makeable peaks.

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