
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
650 | 625 | 368 | 288 | 302 | 341 | 303 | 378 | 486 | 441 | 409 | 413 | 555 | 373 | 509 | 586 | 588 | 593 | 588 | 539 | 549 | 511 | 522 | 533 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.54m | 3:13PM1.49m | 3:30AM1.62m | 3:59PM1.61m | 4:14AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.29m | 8:23PM0.29m | 9:00AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.08m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | |
— | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
650 | 625 | 368 | 200 | 194 | 206 | 232 | 238 | 300 | 337 | 188 | 141 | 377 | 265 | 509 | 586 | 588 | 593 | 588 | 539 | 549 | 511 | 522 | 533 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
27 | 27 | 127 | 288 | 229 | 268 | 302 | 251 | 194 | 194 | 6 | 17 | 97 | 201 | 49 | 47 | 29 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 15 | — | SE 11 | S 13 | S 14 | — | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | SW 16 | SSE 9 |
— | — | 14 | 24 | 37 | 17 | — | 5 | 55 | 33 | — | 8 | 135 | 88 | 30 | 27 | 42 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 8 | — | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 18 | 6 | 12 | 302 | 341 | 303 | 378 | 486 | 441 | 409 | 413 | 555 | 373 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 273 | 59 | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 273 | 202 | 129 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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