Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (23 Feb)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)7777778888881213137138887788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206239247189234330447294235202165134178145145243136196233235156978080
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
W
5
ENE
15
SSE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
1.30
7:47AM
1.34
8:06PM
1.12
8:58AM
1.15
10:12PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.34
1:22AM
0.36
2:06PM
0.51
2:17AM
0.55
3:39PM
0.66
4:33AM
0.69
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------5:47-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset--6:44-------6:43-------6:42-----
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1321---21-121-----------
Temp. °C272424222223232323242520212121232626252322212123
Feels °C (?)272527252426262525272721222220232526252423222225
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