Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 155 | 302 | 227 | 147 | 108 | 96 | 99 | 70 | 73 | 253 | 94 | 183 | 210 | 201 | 202 | 589 | 440 | 1169 | 2049 | 2330 | 1994 | 2305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.17m | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:11AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.59m | 1:26PM0.72m | 2:38AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 155 | 137 | 127 | 134 | 108 | 96 | 64 | 50 | 29 | 253 | 94 | 183 | 210 | 126 | 89 | 47 | 123 | 64 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 1326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 331 | 84 | — | 64 | 60 | 58 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 9 | 55 | 148 | — | 201 | 202 | 67 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 99 | 211 | 206 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 43 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 114 | 77 | 302 | 227 | 147 | 91 | 83 | — | 12 | 15 | 153 | 72 | 108 | 149 | 195 | — | 589 | 440 | 1169 | 2049 | 2330 | 1994 | 2305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 199 | 415 | 607 | 129 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 274 | 273 | 1056 | 281 | 9 | 10 | 139 | 239 | 429 | 641 | 607 | 607 | 416 | 5 |
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