
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
256 | 180 | 222 | 311 | 477 | 535 | 499 | 342 | 384 | 412 | 388 | 317 | 366 | 722 | 939 | 1177 | 899 | 841 | 799 | 773 | 761 | 736 | 661 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.62m | 6:47AM1.42m | 7:18PM1.52m | 7:23AM1.30m | 7:56PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:48AM0.27m | 12:52PM0.19m | 1:27AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
256 | 180 | 123 | 311 | 477 | 535 | 499 | 342 | 338 | 388 | 388 | 317 | 366 | 722 | 939 | 1177 | 899 | 841 | 799 | 773 | 761 | 736 | 661 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
156 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 225 | 384 | 412 | 261 | 282 | 242 | 162 | 75 | 52 | 102 | 262 | 365 | 222 | 143 | 235 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
69 | 55 | 222 | 123 | 140 | — | 46 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 218 | 215 | 176 | 75 | 19 | 23 | 52 | 51 | 27 | 31 | 68 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 540 | 188 | 885 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
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