
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
212 | 212 | 180 | 181 | 181 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 221 | 242 | 315 | 341 | 377 | 341 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.81m | 4:32AM1.64m | 4:48PM1.74m | 5:10AM1.57m | 5:27PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.03m | 11:01PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
212 | 183 | 156 | 181 | 181 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 221 | 242 | 315 | 341 | 377 | 341 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
202 | 212 | 180 | 126 | 104 | 82 | 78 | 6 | 94 | 6 | 64 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 38 | 87 | 83 | 105 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 20 |
5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 65 | 68 | — | 77 | 56 | 53 | 62 | 87 | 154 | 171 | 197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 281 | 273 | 273 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 314 |
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