
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
147 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 269 | 269 | 120 | 126 | 295 | 441 | 596 | 615 | 552 | 525 | 701 | 829 | 937 | 1190 | 1367 | 2086 | 996 | 1783 | 3074 | 1944 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.69m | 4:30PM1.83m | 4:41AM1.67m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:42AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
147 | 113 | 72 | 99 | 104 | 110 | 120 | 81 | 50 | 441 | 596 | 615 | 552 | 525 | 506 | 348 | 334 | 268 | 1367 | 1621 | 996 | 694 | 1320 | 1944 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 |
20 | 59 | 110 | 108 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 86 | 57 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 108 | 45 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 183 | 170 | 163 | 121 | 945 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
60 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 95 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 2 | — | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 99 | 215 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — |
— | 5 | 6 | 19 | 269 | 269 | 95 | 126 | 295 | 306 | 295 | 295 | 266 | 507 | 701 | 829 | 937 | 1190 | 1235 | 2086 | 982 | 1783 | 3074 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 174 | 245 | 273 | 427 | 476 | 427 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 245 | 656 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 607 | 427 | 494 | 281 | 289 | 289 | 32 | 38 |
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