Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 04 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)888121111121413131313171817161616161515141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18219020044945452252886178679175077814912047156111999812895351425422066169016591659
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
E
5
NNE
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.58
5:08AM
1.64
5:21PM
1.51
5:31AM
1.54
5:45PM
1.41
5:55AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.11
11:16AM
0.13
11:22PM
0.19
11:41AM
0.22
11:47PM
0.30
12:06PM
0.34
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---23----2--------------
Temp. °C252323222121222323222221201919202121191817182121
Feels °C (?)272626242222242525252419171515171917151414161920
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