Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.4
SSW
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121111111111116106616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91978767957243935928928923222412112186855957583392928581116110
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.17
6:51AM
1.16
7:26PM
1.03
7:46AM
1.02
10:18PM
0.95
11:18AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.56
1:17PM
0.59
1:32AM
0.71
2:53PM
0.71
4:37AM
0.79
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11------------
Temp. °C232221222224302826232222222429282625252524252826
Feels °C (?)222221222123302729262323222630292727272624252726
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