
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
577 | 577 | 484 | 292 | 283 | 233 | 269 | 280 | 318 | 136 | 163 | 154 | 190 | 225 | 220 | 725 | 877 | 762 | 683 | 657 | 588 | 521 | 475 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.20m | 2:39AM1.32m | 3:07PM1.32m | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:39PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.47m | 8:28PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.36m | 9:05PM0.39m | 9:26AM0.25m | 9:37PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
577 | 577 | 484 | 292 | 283 | 233 | 114 | 128 | 118 | 97 | 102 | 85 | 65 | 133 | 220 | 128 | 877 | 762 | 683 | 657 | 474 | 521 | 475 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
235 | 203 | 152 | 109 | 74 | 208 | 167 | 280 | 242 | 136 | 163 | 154 | 147 | 49 | 131 | 725 | 110 | 93 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 455 | 443 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | E 9 | E 10 |
— | 6 | 6 | 147 | 157 | 46 | 269 | 74 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 55 | 103 | 173 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 10 | — | 27 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | — |
— | 7 | 1 | 20 | 77 | 115 | 247 | 268 | 318 | — | — | 25 | 190 | 225 | 181 | 218 | — | 172 | 200 | 392 | 588 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 202 | 427 | 418 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 139 | 274 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 656 | 129 | 54 | 5 | 0 |
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