Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 650 | 261 | 261 | 559 | 476 | 499 | 367 | 549 | 678 | 1006 | 442 | 221 | 155 | 119 | 116 | 136 | 129 | 135 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.78m | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.59m | 4:51PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:13AM0.05m | 10:34PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 31 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 432 | 207 | 261 | 256 | 273 | 309 | 103 | 98 | 57 | 618 | 442 | 221 | 151 | 119 | 116 | 136 | 129 | 135 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 186 | 101 | 94 | 73 | 112 | 113 | — | — | — | 56 | — | 74 | 67 | 83 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 261 | 2 | 166 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 51 | 56 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 98 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 650 | — | 211 | 559 | 476 | 499 | 367 | 549 | 678 | 1006 | 43 | 134 | 155 | 98 | 58 | 43 | 41 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 134 | 607 | 5 | 54 | 129 | 54 | 10 | 54 | 315 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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