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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
23.6° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (15 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (15 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)888888677777777777131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314319190161161264244285293320290237244197225261430384186172167164164161
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
1.24
2:16PM
1.31
2:37AM
1.42
2:44PM
1.46
3:04AM
1.59
3:13PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
0.48
8:24PM
0.33
8:42AM
0.32
8:50PM
0.18
9:10AM
0.17
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:03----
Sunset------6:21-------6:19-------6:17-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221232627262423222123272726242322222427262624
Feels °C (?)262423252727252424242325272726262525232529272725
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