Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 184 | 113 | 110 | 79 | 127 | 158 | 232 | 321 | 431 | 515 | 752 | 857 | 983 | 659 | 687 | 519 | 336 | 249 | 206 | 199 | 387 | 158 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.67m | 6:14AM1.47m | 6:36PM1.54m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:17PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.09m | 11:45AM0.07m | 00:13AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:49AM0.30m | 12:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 |
192 | 184 | 113 | 110 | 79 | 127 | 99 | 94 | 321 | 431 | 515 | 752 | 857 | 983 | 659 | 687 | 519 | 336 | 46 | 56 | 199 | 77 | 158 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 6 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 |
29 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 89 | 158 | 232 | 90 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 94 | 73 | — | 249 | 206 | 31 | 9 | 103 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | NE 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | ESE 5 | SW 12 |
5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | — | 30 | — | 38 | 54 | 51 | — | 2 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 16 | 15 | — | — | 51 | 147 | 151 | 115 | — | 3 | 387 | 21 | 366 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 415 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 54 | 148 | 139 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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