Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
7
7
7
8
9
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
S
12
1.2
SSE
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1376
1162
690
574
418
3174
3148
4647
5837
4234
5366
5650
2536
1658
2744
2237
1835
1488
1227
1012
897
669
478
343
Wind (km/h)
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:45PM1.21m
6:52AM1.20m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:18PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.42m
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
2:31PM0.58m
3:34AM0.70m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
20
18
16
15
15
16
21
23
21
18
18
17
17
19
12
12
11
11
9
11
11
11
13
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
19
20
18
15
15
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.2
SSE
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
13
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1376
1162
690
515
418
3174
3148
3234
3563
3705
2697
4427
2536
1575
2744
2237
1835
1488
1227
1012
897
669
478
343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.3
ENE
8
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.1
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
2.2
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
2.3
S
12
2.2
SSE
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
8
12
377
574
323
229
163
491
659
917
2104
48
1469
1658
28
25
25
24
13
13
12
12
79
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
9
1
SSW
13
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
SW
18
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
8
17
8
378
98
243
123
94
80
50
12
29
28
41
10
10
9
26
25
25
25
34
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SW
8
2.2
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.5
SSW
11
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
160
416
743
999
1789
11
12
4647
5837
4234
5366
5650
5
25
26
49
177
170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
6
4
4
4
7
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
187
222
225
187
187
222
148
148
199
222
222
0
0
0
0
0
0
273
202
129
0
54
22
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
7
7
9
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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