Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

22.0°C

Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (31 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	SSW 6	S 6	E 8	E 7	SE 6	E 7	E 7	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	368	408	368	611	557	280	226	163	127	101	99	83	68	70	89	100	86	78	88	62	67
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				7:01PM1.27m				7:51AM1.21m					8:21PM1.11m				9:46AM1.15m				10:31PM1.05m
Low Tide		12:47PM0.44m				1:20AM0.45m					2:05PM0.60m				2:48AM0.56m				4:19PM0.65m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	3	2	1	2	3	5	1	1
Temp °C	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	22	21	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	17	18	18
Feels °C	24	24	23	23	24	22	20	23	21	20	20	19	20	18	17	18	18	17	16	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	ESE 11	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 6	ESE 6
kJ	56	55	54	358	310	280	226	163	127	101	99	48	58	70	38	39	41	45	20	62	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	ESE 11	SE 10	SW 14	SW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 6	S 6
kJ	39	38	37	54	39	37	19	87	67	68	68	33	68	23	53	46	52	51	50	44	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 15	SSW 15	SE 10	SW 14	ESE 11	SE 9	SE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	36	35	24	31	23	11	8	21	47	54	40	21	14	44	44	42	49	67
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 5	SSE 5	SE 6	E 7	E 7	E 6	ESE 6	—	—
kJ	368	408	368	611	557	—	3	11	13	52	98	83	58	47	89	100	86	78	88	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	129	129	149	129	0	0	129	0	54	129	333	274	222	129	54	54	129	129	202	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Hole-in-the-Wall	Mbotyi	Yellow sands Point	Mdumbe	Whispering Waves	Barbel Point				Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Igoda	Igoda	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1				2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	2	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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