Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | 123 | 229 | 481 | 662 | 856 | 880 | 1346 | 1462 | 1360 | 1150 | 1121 | 697 | 1687 | 2048 | 3022 | 4178 | 4531 | 3522 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.22m | 2:27AM1.31m | 2:51PM1.37m | 2:56AM1.44m | 3:17PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.50m | 8:39AM0.35m | 8:52PM0.37m | 9:05AM0.22m | 9:19PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
82 | 58 | 44 | 481 | 662 | 856 | 880 | 1346 | 1462 | 1360 | 1150 | 1121 | 697 | 1687 | 2048 | 3022 | 4178 | 4531 | 3522 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 20 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
29 | 123 | 229 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 427 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
80 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 222 | 222 | 199 | 199 |
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