
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
695 | 723 | 769 | 708 | 648 | 648 | 580 | 514 | 514 | 535 | 651 | 663 | 588 | 507 | 498 | 418 | 347 | 290 | 288 | 288 | 282 | 237 | 237 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.61m | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:42PM1.68m | 4:55AM1.65m | 5:23PM1.71m | 5:33AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.02m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:42AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
695 | 723 | 769 | 708 | 648 | 648 | 580 | 514 | 514 | 535 | 651 | 663 | 588 | 507 | 498 | 418 | 347 | 290 | 288 | 288 | 282 | 237 | 237 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
27 | 27 | 15 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 55 | 99 | 113 | 108 | 133 | 257 | 120 | 222 | 140 | 94 | 78 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — |
20 | 19 | 20 | — | 6 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 40 | 104 | 11 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 32 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
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