Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 4AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
S
5
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
459
397
339
261
118
35
61
27
52
41
91
63
56
38
36
27
30
283
66
197
197
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:22AM1.33m
12:49PM1.18m
1:09AM1.39m
1:35PM1.25m
1:49AM1.44m
2:14PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.48m
6:44PM0.46m
7:32AM0.40m
7:30PM0.40m
8:08AM0.32m
8:08PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
26
23
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
22
21
21
21
20
17
16
17
25
20
21
21
20
21
20
20
21
22
21
22
21
19
18
18
22
20
21
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
43
52
397
339
261
45
35
37
26
32
41
91
63
56
38
8
10
30
283
25
197
197
246
278
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
54
459
57
55
44
118
84
61
27
27
26
17
14
18
7
36
27
9
9
66
26
26
16
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SW
18
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
S
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
121
52
35
34
21
21
23
23
37
35
20
31
19
23
17
7
16
92
15
152
43
5
19
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
101
93
3
13
20
57
52
35
22
8
10
1
7
19
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
273
9
0
0
5
0
0
202
427
202
54
0
5
5
0
7
54
5
10
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
9
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