
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
725 | 751 | 700 | 683 | 671 | 730 | 455 | 597 | 569 | 587 | 617 | 527 | 497 | 403 | 448 | 448 | 411 | 585 | 598 | 778 | 771 | 631 | 714 | 798 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:39PM1.42m | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.52m | 4:13AM1.56m | 4:36PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.25m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
92 | 143 | 700 | 683 | 512 | 474 | 448 | 597 | 569 | 587 | 617 | 527 | 497 | 403 | 448 | 448 | 410 | 585 | 598 | 625 | 640 | 631 | 714 | 798 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
725 | 751 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 168 | 449 | 443 | 431 | 419 | 419 | 175 | 207 | 334 | 339 | 216 | 400 | 459 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 299 | 290 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 11 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 455 | 44 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 122 | 347 | 312 | 113 | 115 | 411 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
163 | 229 | 310 | 437 | 671 | 730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 778 | 771 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 7 | 222 | 222 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 222 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 129 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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