Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 SAST
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Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1
SSW
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSW
0.9
E
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)88121212876778108868711121110111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19019522021021019620826629717619622212710714598128308459408176128236173
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
E
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.05
1:00AM
1.16
1:23PM
1.19
1:52AM
1.35
2:07PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
0.71
6:32PM
0.61
7:21AM
0.56
7:35PM
0.44
8:07AM
0.39
8:13PM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset----6:05-------6:04-------6:02---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------721--------1
Temp. °C212224272526262525272824222121212121222222212121
Feels °C (?)232425272729302827292823212122222222232224242424
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