Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 144 | 122 | 113 | 326 | 525 | 506 | 468 | 377 | 268 | 264 | 257 | 68 | 215 | 458 | 216 | 190 | 188 | 137 | 108 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.41m | 5:59AM1.30m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:30AM1.17m | 6:38PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.31m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:01PM0.44m | 00:23AM0.46m | 12:33PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 157 | 125 | 122 | 113 | 86 | 525 | 506 | 468 | 377 | 268 | 264 | 257 | 68 | 109 | 163 | 216 | 190 | 162 | 137 | 108 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 144 | 206 | 85 | 326 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 189 | 154 | — | 114 | 2 | 82 | 60 | 73 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | S 4 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 9 | 23 | 133 | 6 | — | 17 | — | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 215 | 458 | 81 | 193 | 188 | 134 | 106 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 293 | 415 | 417 | 129 | 129 | 5 |
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