
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
147 | 173 | 220 | 725 | 751 | 700 | 683 | 650 | 675 | 560 | 593 | 443 | 545 | 541 | 497 | 497 | 403 | 365 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.32m | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:39PM1.42m | 3:44AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.39m | 9:26AM0.25m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
71 | 133 | 169 | 725 | 119 | 700 | 683 | 604 | 474 | 560 | 400 | 313 | 545 | 541 | 497 | 497 | 403 | 365 | 413 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 18 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 |
147 | 49 | 220 | 88 | 751 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 455 | 138 | 142 | 431 | 419 | 352 | 145 | 207 | 207 | 339 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | E 10 |
103 | 173 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 27 | 449 | 443 | 65 | 88 | 92 | 312 | 312 | 334 | 115 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
128 | 119 | 95 | 175 | — | 218 | 438 | 650 | 675 | 447 | 593 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 38 | 10 | 222 | 0 | 222 | 187 | 274 | 656 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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