Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 May 2026 SAST
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Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (10 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
3
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.9
ENE
7
0.9
SSE
10
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
478
337
276
355
184
118
116
101
354
581
1080
1117
799
692
341
653
999
1504
1693
1504
1175
531
702
1509
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
10
WNW
50
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM1.05m
11:00PM1.16m
11:26AM1.10m
00:07AM1.30m
12:32PM1.21m
00:56AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.59m
5:21AM0.62m
5:31PM0.52m
6:28AM0.48m
6:30PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
17
19
26
29
21
21
20
17
17
17
21
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
28
28
26
25
26
25
12
15
23
28
11
14
12
7
6
7
13
20
20
20
17
17
18
18
21
22
22
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
478
337
276
198
160
118
116
101
354
581
1080
1117
799
692
341
653
999
1504
1693
1504
1175
531
431
1509
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
1.2
ENE
6
0.3
SW
15
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
SSW
14
1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
15
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
12
103
33
187
184
104
75
81
94
58
35
39
39
38
174
35
28
30
23
20
107
347
702
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
NE
8
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
NE
7
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
34
54
22
33
18
30
29
7
56
73
59
22
20
20
33
14
14
14
14
14
14
232
13
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
0.6
WSW
3
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NW
2
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
60
216
141
355
7
57
50
94
63
75
27
45
1
14
26
19
15
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
6
Distance (km)
54
22
129
0
139
7
32
225
172
274
9
16
18
5
0
32
22
32
172
32
5
0
22
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
9
9
4
9
9
4
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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