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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
4095 | 3542 | 3014 | 2716 | 2576 | 2247 | 1936 | 1464 | 1127 | 975 | 632 | 538 | 424 | 334 | 258 | 278 | 645 | 581 | 541 | 578 | 497 | 485 | 559 | 477 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.21m | 8:27PM1.15m | 9:07AM1.06m | 10:42PM1.13m | 11:27AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.49m | 1:51PM0.51m | 2:45AM0.65m | 3:37PM0.61m | 5:18AM0.66m | 5:41PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
4095 | 3542 | 3014 | 2716 | 2576 | 2247 | 1936 | 1464 | 1127 | 975 | 632 | 538 | 424 | 334 | 258 | 189 | 356 | 373 | 341 | 383 | 81 | 81 | 416 | 365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 142 | 104 | 77 | 81 | — | 5 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 26 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 84 | 101 | 208 | 253 | 255 | 278 | 645 | 581 | 541 | 578 | 497 | 485 | 559 | 477 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 972 | 273 | 273 | 167 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 427 | 476 | 448 | 202 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 273 | 418 | 273 | 22 |
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