
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 221 | 242 | 315 | 341 | 377 | 341 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 208 | 189 | 195 | 257 | 407 | 419 | 397 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.74m | 5:10AM1.57m | 5:27PM1.61m | 5:51AM1.47m | 6:09PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.03m | 11:01PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.13m | 11:40PM0.16m | 11:55AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
181 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 221 | 242 | 315 | 341 | 377 | 341 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 208 | 181 | 154 | 134 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
104 | 82 | 78 | 60 | 65 | 67 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 87 | 83 | 105 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 48 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 6 | 77 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 47 | 52 | 143 | 165 | 169 | 172 | 189 | 195 | 257 | 407 | 419 | 397 | 334 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 202 | 273 | 273 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 656 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 427 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 427 | 448 |
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