
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
364 | 309 | 228 | 195 | 226 | 172 | 141 | 107 | 97 | 100 | 233 | 212 | 270 | 1236 | 1422 | 939 | 671 | 694 | 683 | 469 | 472 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.09m | 00:31AM1.09m | 1:01PM1.25m | 1:13AM1.23m | 1:33PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.66m | 6:35AM0.54m | 7:13PM0.50m | 7:13AM0.40m | 7:45PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
364 | 309 | 228 | 195 | 226 | 172 | 78 | 107 | 66 | 99 | 150 | 168 | 270 | 1236 | 1422 | 939 | 60 | 60 | 683 | 58 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | S 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 33 | 141 | 95 | 97 | 51 | 81 | 212 | 265 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
23 | 21 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 35 | 106 | 79 | 81 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | 6 | 20 | 96 | 94 | 10 | 85 | 100 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | 671 | 694 | — | 469 | 472 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 427 | 642 | 245 | 276 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 129 | 430 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 607 | 54 | 274 | 10 |
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