Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 824 | 758 | 727 | 692 | 755 | 768 | 752 | 755 | 701 | 978 | 696 | 694 | 722 | 751 | 674 | 635 | 546 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:04PM1.84m | 4:18AM1.70m | 4:34PM1.84m | 4:49AM1.66m | 5:05PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM-0.04m | 10:19AM-0.05m | 10:45PM-0.03m | 10:50AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 114 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 682 | 696 | 694 | 722 | 751 | 674 | 635 | 546 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | NE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | N 7 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 429 | 824 | 758 | 727 | 692 | 755 | 768 | 752 | 755 | 701 | 978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 607 | 476 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 274 | 490 | 129 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 222 | 274 | 222 | 228 |
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