
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | 574 | 468 | 1130 | 1219 | 1465 | 1423 | 1294 | 695 | 722 | 413 | 358 | 343 | 426 | 620 | 1512 | 831 | 1103 | 484 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.37m | 2:26PM1.38m | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:10PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.46m | 8:12AM0.32m | 8:31PM0.31m | 8:57AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SE 9 |
86 | 66 | 63 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 695 | 722 | 413 | 358 | 284 | 426 | 620 | 1512 | 831 | 1103 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | E 9 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 |
8 | 6 | 84 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 334 | 60 | 173 | 44 | 343 | 210 | 151 | 94 | 276 | 346 | 484 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | E 10 | S 14 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 |
8 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 46 | 14 | 43 | 49 | 118 | 293 | 242 | 29 | 87 | 111 | 215 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — |
194 | 574 | 468 | 1130 | 1219 | 1465 | 1423 | 1294 | — | 136 | — | 131 | — | — | — | 229 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 485 | 628 | 607 | 417 | 315 | 940 | 158 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 634 | 656 | 656 | 54 | 656 | 656 |
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