Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 2026 SAST
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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
16
0.3
ENE
6
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
6
1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
283
96
200
197
17
14
452
8
753
683
110
461
811
706
573
580
478
443
312
236
156
154
151
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
W
15
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:14PM1.32m
2:24AM1.48m
2:48PM1.38m
2:57AM1.51m
3:20PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.32m
8:08PM0.35m
8:40AM0.26m
8:43PM0.31m
9:11AM0.22m
9:17PM0.28m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
20
21
19
18
17
17
20
19
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
19
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
19
20
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
25
283
96
200
197
243
278
452
617
753
683
565
461
811
706
573
580
478
443
312
236
73
154
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
SW
18
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
92
6
152
15
17
5
4
13
2
12
7
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
57
57
156
43
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
S
4
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
6
4
9
3
3
17
14
2
8
6
6
6
2
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
7
0.6
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
9
9
61
110
117
10
4
8
11
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
5
0
5
10
129
129
5
0
5
7
129
427
656
10
0
0
22
0
273
281
273
22
22
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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