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Ebalow Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | |
223 | 151 | 105 | 84 | 121 | 121 | 223 | 261 | 323 | 142 | 124 | 175 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 149 | 81 | 79 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.36m | 7:35AM1.24m | 8:30PM1.28m | 8:50AM1.12m | 9:57PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.30m | 1:29AM0.47m | 1:51PM0.41m | 2:47AM0.57m | 3:05PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 223 | 151 | 105 | 77 | 85 | 121 | 132 | 152 | 159 | 142 | 124 | 175 | 127 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 82 | 149 | 62 | 43 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 53 | 160 | 116 | 110 | 103 | 100 | 85 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 38 | 34 | 81 | 79 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 74 | 49 | 84 | 121 | 31 | 23 | 44 | 97 | 95 | 89 | 15 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 33 | 53 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 120 | 223 | 261 | 323 | — | — | 106 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 78 | 91 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 273 | 418 | 418 | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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