
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1064 | 1100 | 841 | 773 | 773 | 700 | 624 | 614 | 603 | 486 | 433 | 418 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 422 | 537 | 732 | 682 | 545 | 421 | 357 | 295 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23AM1.30m | 7:56PM1.39m | 8:04AM1.18m | 8:41PM1.27m | 8:56AM1.07m | 9:42PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | 2:08AM0.48m | 2:08PM0.45m | 2:59AM0.58m | 2:59PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
1064 | 1100 | 841 | 773 | 773 | 700 | 624 | 614 | 603 | 486 | 433 | 418 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 331 | 537 | 732 | 682 | 545 | 421 | 357 | 145 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
52 | 52 | 70 | 137 | 232 | 227 | 149 | 124 | 90 | 161 | 153 | 100 | 232 | 326 | 362 | 422 | 337 | 411 | 353 | 370 | 316 | 264 | 212 | 212 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
31 | 30 | 51 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 89 | 58 | 82 | 15 | 55 | 153 | 66 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | 265 | 257 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
102 | 91 | 165 | 372 | 1081 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 27 | 90 | 295 | 294 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 281 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
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