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Ebalow Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 4AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 5 | ENE 7 | |
121 | 459 | 397 | 339 | 261 | 118 | 35 | 61 | 27 | 52 | 41 | 91 | 63 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 283 | 66 | 197 | 197 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.33m | 12:49PM1.18m | 1:09AM1.39m | 1:35PM1.25m | 1:49AM1.44m | 2:14PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.48m | 6:44PM0.46m | 7:32AM0.40m | 7:30PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.32m | 8:08PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
17 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 4 | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 43 | 52 | 397 | 339 | 261 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 26 | 32 | 41 | 91 | 63 | 56 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 283 | 25 | 197 | 197 | 246 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 54 | 459 | 57 | 55 | 44 | 118 | 84 | 61 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SW 19 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 92 | 15 | 152 | 43 | 5 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 101 | 93 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 20 | 57 | 52 | — | — | 35 | 22 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 427 | 202 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 44 |
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