Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 175 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 178 | 472 | 494 | 447 | 440 | 419 | 431 | 883 | 345 | 393 | 335 | 521 | 500 | 1358 | 2061 | 1860 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.42m | 7:06AM1.24m | 7:29PM1.27m | 7:37AM1.10m | 8:07PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:08AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:42AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 184 | 175 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 472 | 494 | 447 | 440 | 419 | 100 | 84 | 313 | 225 | 219 | 310 | 235 | 1358 | 2061 | 1860 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 66 | 35 | 60 | 33 | 44 | 103 | 103 | 162 | — | 73 | 431 | — | 82 | 48 | 49 | 170 | 206 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 93 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | — | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | — | — | — | 4 | 280 | 232 | 126 | 170 | 883 | 345 | 393 | 335 | 521 | 500 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 430 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 202 | 273 | 59 | 38 | 199 | 428 | 289 | 10 | 129 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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