Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 113 | 402 | 525 | 506 | 468 | 372 | 330 | 264 | 71 | 167 | 332 | 414 | 250 | 352 | 262 | 157 | 119 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.41m | 5:59AM1.30m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:30AM1.17m | 6:38PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:01PM0.44m | 00:23AM0.46m | 12:33PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 122 | 113 | 402 | 525 | 506 | 468 | 372 | 330 | 264 | 206 | 57 | 143 | 218 | 250 | 180 | 162 | 137 | 108 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 206 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 88 | 22 | 189 | 154 | — | — | — | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 16 | ENE 8 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 133 | 116 | — | 17 | — | 16 | 7 | — | 51 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 71 | 167 | 332 | 414 | 225 | 352 | 262 | 157 | 119 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 273 | 415 | 430 | 129 | 129 | 5 |
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