Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 01 Sep 2025 SAST
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Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.8
E
2.1
ENE
1.5
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)7888815141313131212161514777141414777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)507548462369810611631580548420408356543420526324871424388308386435413402
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
5
N
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
0.95
9:44PM
0.98
12:40PM
0.94
12:55AM
1.07
1:42PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
0.69
2:27PM
0.74
5:39AM
0.74
6:25PM
0.75
7:26AM
0.60
7:38PM
0.59
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise---6:20-------6:18-------6:16----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:46-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
111----111--------------
Temp. °C201918181919181819181818222221212121202021202018
Feels °C (?)171716171817161718181818201919212320181516161716
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Ebalow (light winds from the SSE at Mthatha Airport 70 km from Ebalow). 2.4m 8s swell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

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