Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 73 | 253 | 196 | 183 | 236 | 277 | 245 | 210 | 485 | 270 | 964 | 2069 | 1552 | 950 | 671 | 471 | 405 | 316 | 286 | 277 | 221 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:11AM0.97m | 11:02PM0.97m | 12:18PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.72m | 2:38AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.67m | 6:31PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 73 | 253 | 94 | 183 | 236 | 277 | 245 | 144 | 154 | 115 | 60 | 42 | 27 | 950 | 671 | 471 | 405 | 316 | 286 | 277 | 221 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 28 | 9 | 55 | 84 | 106 | 78 | 103 | 210 | 52 | 38 | 20 | — | — | 27 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 211 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 46 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | 25 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 113 | 196 | 28 | 189 | 53 | — | — | 485 | 270 | 964 | 2069 | 1552 | 747 | 313 | 277 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 129 | 289 | 273 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 641 | 607 | 607 | 130 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 149 |
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