Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 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) | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
972 | 2226 | 1924 | 1450 | 1338 | 1883 | 1601 | 574 | 499 | 441 | 458 | 237 | 118 | 108 | 98 | 85 | 82 | 121 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.04m | 1:47PM1.06m | 1:52AM1.18m | 2:23PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.76m | 7:33AM0.63m | 7:45PM0.63m | 8:11AM0.49m | 8:22PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
37 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1024 | 712 | 574 | 499 | 441 | 458 | 237 | 118 | 108 | 98 | 75 | 82 | 58 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 132 | 107 | 105 | 55 | 85 | 29 | 121 | 226 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 61 | 65 | 25 | 81 | 79 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
972 | 2226 | 1924 | 1450 | 1338 | 1883 | 1601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 517 | 602 | 416 | 416 | 5 | 54 | 416 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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