
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 1AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1514 | 1336 | 1174 | 1025 | 870 | 748 | 650 | 702 | 374 | 288 | 278 | 306 | 312 | 442 | 567 | 531 | 432 | 555 | 494 | 509 | 522 | 560 | 575 | 529 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.45m | 2:22PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.54m | 3:13PM1.49m | 3:30AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.40m | 8:09AM0.29m | 8:23PM0.29m | 9:00AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1514 | 1336 | 1174 | 1025 | 870 | 748 | 650 | 702 | 160 | 228 | 198 | 206 | 110 | 252 | 355 | 391 | 188 | 381 | 388 | 509 | 522 | 560 | 575 | 529 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 374 | 288 | 278 | 256 | 307 | 251 | 194 | 194 | — | 143 | 168 | 110 | 77 | 48 | 42 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 14 | — | SW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 39 | 12 | 37 | 17 | 107 | 5 | 55 | 33 | — | 8 | 14 | 164 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 248 | 239 | 306 | 312 | 442 | 567 | 531 | 432 | 555 | 494 | 403 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 222 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 202 | 182 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
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