
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 7AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
824 | 908 | 878 | 772 | 778 | 687 | 602 | 530 | 493 | 554 | 609 | 623 | 684 | 763 | 651 | 593 | 593 | 552 | 564 | 599 | 503 | 503 | 528 | 528 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.52m | 4:13AM1.56m | 4:36PM1.59m | 4:41AM1.59m | 5:04PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.19m | 10:49AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
443 | 431 | 477 | 772 | 778 | 687 | 602 | 523 | 493 | 554 | 609 | 623 | 684 | 763 | 651 | 593 | 593 | 552 | 564 | 599 | 503 | 503 | 528 | 528 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
47 | 51 | 324 | 419 | 312 | 307 | 330 | 339 | 411 | 400 | 459 | 402 | 402 | 407 | 362 | 290 | 286 | 286 | 282 | 175 | 283 | 208 | 113 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | E 10 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | — | 419 | 75 | 3 | — | — | 530 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | 65 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
824 | 908 | 878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 187 | 187 | 199 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 972 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 644 | 656 | 54 | 0 |
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