Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 882 | 802 | 802 | 725 | 725 | 640 | 573 | 573 | 459 | 410 | 557 | 589 | 484 | 409 | 352 | 292 | 314 | 327 | 540 | 677 | 920 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.57m | 5:59AM1.41m | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.15m | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:01PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 882 | 802 | 802 | 725 | 725 | 640 | 573 | 573 | 459 | 410 | 426 | 385 | 374 | 314 | 308 | 292 | 314 | 310 | 426 | 137 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 20 | 33 | — | 40 | — | 74 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 250 | 250 | 279 | 183 | 158 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | S 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | — | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 255 | 23 | 19 | 50 | 48 | 78 | 112 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 329 | 557 | 589 | 484 | 409 | 352 | 229 | 282 | 327 | 540 | 677 | 920 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 174 | 59 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 476 | 656 | 476 | 158 | 281 | 10 | 149 | 222 | 274 | 429 | 396 | 485 |
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