
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1025 | 870 | 748 | 650 | 437 | 368 | 288 | 278 | 311 | 368 | 441 | 558 | 432 | 482 | 540 | 507 | 487 | 459 | 560 | 588 | 601 | 533 | 528 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.45m | 2:22PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.54m | 3:13PM1.49m | 3:30AM1.62m | 3:59PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.29m | 8:23PM0.29m | 9:00AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.08m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1025 | 870 | 748 | 650 | 437 | 168 | 169 | 189 | 209 | 247 | 259 | 345 | 194 | 188 | 430 | 350 | 310 | 459 | 560 | 588 | 601 | 533 | 528 | 539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 |
15 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 111 | 368 | 288 | 278 | 268 | 251 | 251 | 194 | 33 | — | 181 | 135 | 210 | 77 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 9 | — | S 11 | S 13 | SE 11 | — | SW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SSE 9 |
— | — | 6 | — | 27 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 13 | — | 2 | 55 | 5 | — | 8 | 88 | 86 | 10 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 25 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 222 | 277 | 311 | 368 | 441 | 558 | 432 | 482 | 540 | 507 | 487 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 222 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 59 | 129 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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