Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
127 | 158 | 232 | 321 | 431 | 647 | 857 | 983 | 1010 | 890 | 669 | 261 | 342 | 253 | 210 | 380 | 394 | 188 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.67m | 6:14AM1.47m | 6:36PM1.54m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:17PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:49AM0.30m | 12:55PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
127 | 99 | 94 | 321 | 431 | 647 | 857 | 983 | 1010 | 890 | 669 | 261 | 342 | 253 | 210 | 92 | 184 | 188 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
89 | 158 | 232 | 90 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 119 | 217 | 161 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 9 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | SSW 15 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 169 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 120 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
21 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | 119 | 153 | 165 | 89 | — | 380 | 394 | 53 | 106 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 129 | 656 | 54 | 167 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 641 | 54 | 0 | 430 |
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