Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

20.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	1	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SE 13	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 12	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 11	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	401	396	525	432	311	418	808	1012	1064	1082	1167	913	773	700	689	614	551	542	433	418	425	380	358	422
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	E	SE	ENE	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	SSW	SSE	E	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	E	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:47AM1.42m				7:18PM1.52m				7:23AM1.30m				7:56PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.27m
Low Tide	00:48AM0.27m				12:52PM0.19m				1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m					2:08AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	20	19	17	16	16	15	15	19	19	18	16	15	14	14	15	19	20	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	15	14	18	18	19	16	15	13	13	13	18	16	17	14	14	13	12	13	17	19	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 12	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 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	401	396	441	432	311	418	808	1012	1064	1082	1167	913	773	700	689	614	551	542	433	418	425	380	250	288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 14	SE 13	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	225	384	525	204	269	242	162	75	52	52	66	274	227	197	121	167	164	125	121	85	232	326	358	422
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 14	E 10	SW 9	SW 8	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 11	SSW 7	SE 15	E 9
kJ	96	94	94	257	250	179	75	20	11	48	51	31	31	69	63	30	16	15	55	153	30	9	104	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 5	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	84	67	91	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	7	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	54	37	0	0	5	0	0	5	54	273	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Second Beach (Port St Johns)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Hole-in-the-Wall	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point		Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Glen Eden	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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