
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 441 | 651 | 615 | 552 | 620 | 686 | 857 | 1080 | 1308 | 1436 | 847 | 2437 | 3008 | 2047 | 4320 | 2280 | 1693 | 1134 | 1020 | 1225 | 816 | 711 | 640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.67m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | 5:34AM1.53m | 5:48PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
51 | 441 | 651 | 615 | 552 | 620 | 506 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 183 | 739 | 163 | 104 | 819 | 2948 | 2280 | 1693 | 1134 | 1020 | 900 | 816 | 711 | 640 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
52 | 53 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 170 | — | — | 99 | 93 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 |
57 | 73 | 76 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
109 | 89 | 74 | 314 | 477 | 496 | 686 | 857 | 1080 | 1308 | 1436 | 847 | 2437 | 3008 | 2047 | 4320 | — | — | — | — | 1225 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 273 | 222 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 607 | 607 | 607 | 427 | 422 | 281 | 415 | 281 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 139 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
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