Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1185 | 977 | 637 | 474 | 329 | 366 | 232 | 277 | 271 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 226 | 212 | 207 | 173 | 180 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.77m | 4:44AM1.67m | 5:03PM1.79m | 5:12AM1.64m | 5:31PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.04m | 10:48AM-0.03m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:16AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 99 | 637 | 474 | 329 | 197 | 232 | 277 | 271 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 226 | 212 | 207 | 173 | 180 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 65 | 63 | 41 | 266 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 110 | 132 | 138 | 82 | 73 | 53 | 45 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 41 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1185 | 977 | 123 | 73 | 230 | 366 | 124 | 109 | 89 | 80 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 44 | 167 | 129 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 129 | 129 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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