Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 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 9AM is: 2.0m 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 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 31°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 372 | 465 | 338 | 576 | 678 | 848 | 394 | 246 | 144 | 203 | 122 | 133 | 129 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 148 | 127 | 123 | 110 | 184 | 77 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.59m | 4:51PM1.64m | 5:06AM1.51m | 5:16PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.05m | 10:34PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:06AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 211 | 197 | 232 | 77 | 98 | 82 | 618 | 394 | 216 | 144 | 104 | 122 | 133 | 129 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 148 | 104 | 123 | 78 | 59 | 54 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 166 | 112 | 83 | 101 | — | — | 56 | — | 70 | 83 | 123 | 45 | 37 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 127 | 117 | 76 | 40 | 59 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 154 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 51 | 46 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 96 | 121 | 109 | 81 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 444 | 372 | 465 | 338 | 576 | 678 | 848 | 52 | 246 | 140 | 203 | 62 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 184 | 77 | 333 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 129 | 607 | 7 | 415 | 148 | 129 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 476 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 476 | 273 | 273 | 22 |
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