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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
23.4° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.1
S
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)889910101011111112121210101014913131312713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48195612881060998800566467415454397336279208167163148138272280284174119268
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
NW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
1.54
4:20AM
1.54
4:25PM
1.60
4:50AM
1.61
4:54PM
1.62
5:19AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.27
10:08PM
0.13
10:19AM
0.21
10:36PM
0.07
10:50AM
0.17
11:04PM
0.03
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------5:15-------5:16-------5:16
Sunset--7:10-------7:09-------7:09-----
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--------------11---
Temp. °C242322222019192022212121202019212424212020202020
Feels °C (?)191816191818181921212022212118192221181920212121
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