Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

21.1° C

Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	0	0	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	773	773	700	624	614	603	542	478	418	433	433	425	422	530	594	595	434	362	292	372	352
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	SE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	ESE	ESE	E	N	NNW	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				7:56PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.27m				8:56AM1.07m				9:42PM1.15m
Low Tide		1:28PM0.32m					2:08AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m				2:59AM0.58m				2:59PM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	16	15	14	14	14	17	19	17	17	16	16	15	16	22	25	21	21	19
Feels °C	17	17	17	15	14	13	13	12	16	18	17	17	15	15	13	13	18	22	20	19	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	773	773	700	624	614	603	542	478	418	433	433	425	380	331	594	595	434	362	292	212	193
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	SSW 13	ESE 12	SE 12
kJ	137	277	237	153	105	206	161	119	69	232	326	362	422	530	392	347	364	311	269	255	209
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	64	31	70	89	58	16	15	55	153	64	15	15	15	7	20	37	55	—	—	215	209
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	1065	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	13	35	60	80	124	117	210	372	352
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	273	273	0	0	0	0	0	59	202	134	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mzimpuni	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda	Kidds Beach	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Mbotyi
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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