Ebalow Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (31.83° S 29.31° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (31 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tuesday 2
	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)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 5	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ENE 6	NE 6	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	151	147	136	129	131	87	191	183	127	114	34	156	162	133	121	87	96	69	76	76	73	56	56	79
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:29AM1.52m				3:52PM1.44m				4:00AM1.52m				4:24PM1.44m				4:32AM1.50m				4:56PM1.43m
Low Tide				9:41AM0.20m				9:49PM0.27m				10:12AM0.20m				10:22PM0.28m				10:44AM0.21m				10:55PM0.31m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	21	22	20	19	18	18	18	19	25	26	22	22	22	21	21	21	28	23	21	21	19
Feels °C	16	16	15	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	23	24	21	20	20	18	18	18	25	22	20	19	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8
kJ	101	101	69	67	55	45	191	48	29	23	23	156	162	133	55	48	39	31	76	76	73	54	54	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 8	ENE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	151	147	136	129	131	87	35	183	127	114	31	17	29	28	121	82	79	69	68	65	57	56	56	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	SSW 16	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 13	SE 8	E 8	E 8	SE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	5	5	11	10	—	48	11	36	40	51	85	31	22	22	28	23	39	39	14	14	14	14	9	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6
kJ	16	2	1	3	15	41	46	74	51	47	34	34	25	39	97	87	96	—	—	—	2	21	44	79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda 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	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pulpit Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	273	273	273	149	22	0	0	0	32	202	202	0	0	0	0	0	0	273	245	10	54
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)				Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Glen Eden	Igoda	Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)			Eastern Beach	Cintsa East
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2				3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1			1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4
Header Global	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Boners United States	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fairway Reef New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Hicks Bay New Zealand	Clark Island New Zealand	Three Points New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	9	5	5	5	8	5	6	4	5	5

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