Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 146mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 573 | 520 | 468 | 426 | 435 | 411 | 367 | 360 | 311 | 376 | 434 | 484 | 715 | 563 | 522 | 986 | 1191 | 972 | 972 | 1083 | 976 | 1039 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | 6:49AM1.14m | 7:04PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | 00:49AM0.50m | 12:53PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 573 | 573 | 520 | 468 | 426 | 435 | 374 | 367 | 360 | 302 | 346 | 383 | 331 | 484 | 563 | 522 | 129 | 93 | 191 | 972 | 117 | 138 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 33 | 26 | 40 | — | 259 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 434 | 484 | 240 | 199 | 136 | — | — | 90 | 84 | — | 125 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | 87 | 255 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 125 | 99 | 133 | 158 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 82 | 186 | 363 | 360 | 411 | 352 | 286 | 311 | 376 | — | — | 715 | — | 392 | 986 | 1191 | 972 | 160 | 1083 | 976 | 1039 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 273 | 476 | 430 | 476 | 158 | 158 | 54 | 160 | 182 | 1037 | 54 | 430 | 485 | 656 | 396 | 429 | 485 | 1037 | 1038 | 656 | 274 |
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