
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
136 | 175 | 188 | 374 | 348 | 316 | 281 | 183 | 150 | 106 | 129 | 82 | 84 | 102 | 98 | 88 | 84 | 206 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.29m | 2:19PM1.41m | 2:26AM1.43m | 2:44PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.49m | 8:05AM0.35m | 8:24PM0.34m | 8:30AM0.22m | 8:50PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 6 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 |
53 | 21 | 59 | 240 | 250 | 226 | 203 | 176 | 150 | 106 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 102 | 98 | 88 | 84 | 81 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 |
8 | 51 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 36 | 183 | 107 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 64 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 206 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 |
18 | 16 | 71 | 73 | 118 | 92 | 85 | 36 | 21 | 100 | 129 | 82 | 58 | 81 | 55 | 19 | 50 | 69 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
136 | 175 | 188 | 374 | 348 | 316 | 281 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 273 | 281 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 54 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
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