
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
604 | 499 | 390 | 317 | 220 | 213 | 167 | 167 | 475 | 437 | 447 | 480 | 449 | 367 | 261 | 253 | 131 | 257 | 129 | 108 | 261 | 350 | 710 | 699 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.06m | 10:39PM1.20m | 11:51AM1.05m | 00:37AM1.24m | 1:28PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.56m | 3:43PM0.57m | 5:26AM0.59m | 5:54PM0.59m | 7:11AM0.48m | 7:30PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
604 | 499 | 390 | 317 | 220 | 213 | 167 | 167 | 475 | 437 | 447 | 480 | 449 | 367 | 200 | 196 | 131 | 144 | 129 | 318 | 261 | 85 | 67 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 10 |
90 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 39 | 88 | 94 | 55 | 261 | 253 | 203 | 257 | 358 | 108 | 86 | 25 | 15 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | — | — | E 9 | S 11 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | NE 7 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 69 | 115 | — | — | 64 | 21 | 8 | 80 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 38 | 69 | 33 | 36 | 93 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 350 | 710 | 699 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 430 | 222 | 22 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 940 | 2834 | 1673 | 476 |
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