
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
752 | 983 | 1010 | 941 | 706 | 487 | 336 | 253 | 210 | 203 | 221 | 202 | 222 | 232 | 1085 | 1822 | 2354 | 2187 | 1815 | 865 | 1203 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.54m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:17PM1.38m | 7:37AM1.17m | 8:19PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:49AM0.30m | 12:55PM0.33m | 1:35AM0.46m | 1:46PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
752 | 983 | 1010 | 941 | 706 | 487 | 336 | 253 | 49 | 203 | 221 | 143 | 222 | 232 | 258 | 172 | 56 | 70 | 69 | 640 | 1203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | E 10 | NE 9 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 |
74 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 92 | 50 | 210 | 36 | 103 | 202 | 158 | 90 | — | — | 50 | 21 | 7 | 47 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 |
— | — | 8 | 37 | 36 | 45 | — | — | 36 | 55 | 10 | 29 | 87 | 49 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 24 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 153 | 22 | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 37 | 130 | 1085 | 1822 | 2354 | 2187 | 1815 | 865 | 947 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 129 | 10 | 172 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 654 | 1673 | 1913 | 2834 | 1895 |
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