Ebalow Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
21.2° C
0.8° 

Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
175
139
136
133
178
472
494
447
440
419
431
883
345
393
335
521
500
1358
2061
1860
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:59PM1.42m
7:06AM1.24m
7:29PM1.27m
7:37AM1.10m
8:07PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.28m
1:08AM0.42m
1:10PM0.43m
1:42AM0.55m
1:43PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
21
25
23
20
18
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
19
18
18
19
20
19
17
17
20
23
22
17
13
11
12
13
15
15
16
17
16
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