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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
607 | 1405 | 1650 | 1241 | 1657 | 1249 | 1943 | 1464 | 983 | 1044 | 4692 | 3868 | 5391 | 6761 | 8133 | 2452 | 1966 | 1610 | 1312 | 1047 | 909 | 814 | 723 | 639 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.21m | 00:56AM1.45m | 1:21PM1.33m | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:04PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.41m | 7:17AM0.33m | 7:17PM0.29m | 7:58AM0.19m | 8:01PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:14 | |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
607 | 1405 | 1650 | 1241 | 1657 | 1249 | 1943 | 1464 | 983 | 1044 | 1886 | — | — | — | 3982 | 2452 | 1966 | 1610 | 1312 | 1047 | 909 | 814 | 723 | 639 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
28 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 348 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 50 | 98 | 231 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4692 | 3868 | 5391 | 6761 | 8133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 228 | 940 | 719 | 607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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