Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST
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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
3
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
E
6
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
83
56
55
35
32
26
283
66
264
14
16
13
452
12
753
683
657
461
443
443
678
648
639
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:35PM1.25m
1:49AM1.44m
2:14PM1.32m
2:24AM1.48m
2:48PM1.38m
2:57AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.40m
8:08AM0.32m
8:08PM0.35m
8:40AM0.26m
8:43PM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
21
19
18
19
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
22
23
22
23
23
20
18
19
22
22
23
23
21
22
20
18
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
91
83
56
55
35
32
26
283
66
264
302
243
278
452
625
753
683
657
461
443
443
678
648
639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SW
19
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
SW
18
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
25
16
18
12
12
7
92
6
152
15
14
16
13
13
12
11
7
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
31
19
23
17
16
16
6
4
9
3
3
14
9
3
3
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
13
6
30
27
70
57
34
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
10
415
273
54
0
5
5
0
5
5
7
7
22
0
5
0
274
430
656
5
139
0
0
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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