
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 119 | 126 | 270 | 74 | 454 | 129 | 127 | 189 | 189 | 153 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 326 | 441 | 596 | 551 | 443 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.53m | 5:32AM1.41m | 5:41PM1.41m | 5:59AM1.30m | 6:07PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.20m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.31m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:01PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
148 | 107 | 84 | 46 | 74 | 77 | 69 | 127 | 189 | 189 | 153 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 86 | 441 | 596 | 551 | 443 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
82 | 119 | 50 | 17 | 60 | 71 | 127 | 46 | 39 | 88 | 104 | 144 | 56 | 85 | 326 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 51 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — |
15 | 9 | 6 | — | 30 | 29 | 24 | 18 | — | — | 17 | 4 | 164 | 133 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 6 |
— | 1 | 126 | 270 | 61 | 454 | 129 | 77 | 52 | 48 | 127 | 103 | 80 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 273 | 273 | 239 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | 415 | 656 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 273 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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