Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
156
154
151
147
136
129
131
87
191
183
127
53
34
158
162
133
101
87
108
69
99
74
74
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:20PM1.42m
3:29AM1.52m
3:52PM1.44m
4:00AM1.52m
4:24PM1.44m
4:32AM1.50m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.28m
9:41AM0.20m
9:49PM0.27m
10:12AM0.20m
10:22PM0.28m
10:44AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
16
21
22
20
19
18
18
18
19
25
25
22
22
22
21
21
21
28
22
19
18
17
16
16
15
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
23
23
21
21
20
18
18
18
25
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
157
127
110
101
84
69
67
55
45
191
48
28
22
17
158
162
133
57
64
51
43
99
74
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
189
156
154
151
147
136
129
131
87
35
183
127
53
31
17
29
28
84
82
79
69
68
65
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
E
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
5
11
10
48
14
36
40
82
85
31
22
22
28
23
38
38
14
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
10
16
1
1
3
15
45
57
71
51
38
34
34
24
40
101
87
108
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
59
273
273
22
0
0
0
0
273
273
273
239
22
0
0
0
32
202
236
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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