Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 297 | 1264 | 1085 | 1141 | 617 | 535 | 514 | 416 | 400 | 332 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 221 | 180 | 171 | 168 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.69m | 6:09AM1.49m | 6:31PM1.57m | 6:38AM1.37m | 6:59PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.18m | 12:12PM0.15m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 297 | 836 | 804 | 707 | 617 | 535 | 514 | 416 | 400 | 332 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 221 | 180 | 171 | 168 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 15 | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 51 | 44 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 20 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 12 | 29 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 60 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 792 | 206 | 1264 | 1085 | 1141 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
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