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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 SASTForecast 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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 277 | 183 | 193 | 181 | 190 | 231 | 277 | 197 | 216 | 221 | 151 | 219 | 247 | 243 | 217 | 249 | 606 | 505 | 320 | 325 | 353 | 555 | 526 | 699 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:41PM 1.35 | 2:11AM 1.25 | 2:20PM 1.41 | 2:47AM 1.33 | 2:55PM 1.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:22AM 0.50 | 8:02PM 0.39 | 8:04AM 0.43 | 8:37PM 0.32 | 8:42AM 0.36 | 9:10PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
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