Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.4
SSW
1
E
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)566656777911111212125666156678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4740335162220233181176225482396322213164102919471847581242169
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------246311-----------
Temp. °C242324242423232120202021212323222121222328292725
Feels °C (?)232021222120212121212021212221212122242127292726
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