
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
523 | 457 | 307 | 288 | 308 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 225 | 491 | 921 | 1475 | 2712 | 6013 | 6678 | 4819 | 3647 | 2753 | 1881 | 1463 | 1142 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.02m | 10:43PM1.08m | 12:16PM1.06m | 00:52AM1.19m | 1:33PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.66m | 5:38AM0.64m | 6:28PM0.62m | 7:16AM0.48m | 7:43PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
523 | 457 | 307 | 163 | 308 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 225 | 212 | 921 | 1475 | 2712 | 6013 | 6678 | 4819 | 3647 | 2753 | 1881 | 1463 | 1142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | SW 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | S 20 |
156 | 143 | 202 | 288 | 190 | 202 | 223 | 206 | 194 | 183 | 208 | 162 | 609 | 133 | 2994 | 87 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 24 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
54 | 53 | 51 | 70 | 122 | 107 | 69 | 69 | 45 | 491 | 139 | 198 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
2 | 41 | 32 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 130 | 24 | 73 | 163 | 255 | 289 | 326 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 273 | 273 | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 54 | 54 | 239 | 245 | 273 | 429 | 429 | 429 |
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