Ebalow Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
21.4° C
1.0° 

Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ebalow today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
219
387
268
715
2115
2111
1454
1043
793
643
506
467
367
373
313
318
318
334
529
1187
2275
1733
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
10
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:37AM1.10m
8:07PM1.12m
8:30AM0.96m
9:51PM0.99m
12:25PM0.93m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.58m
2:33AM0.68m
2:43PM0.72m
5:16AM0.75m
6:19PM0.76m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
25
21
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
13
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
17
24
16
13
12
12
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