Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 357 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 430 | 382 | 352 | 88 | 90 | 1020 | 1567 | 1219 | 1031 | 962 | 990 | 434 | 306 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.24m | 1:28PM1.20m | 1:51AM1.37m | 2:26PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.59m | 7:11AM0.48m | 7:30PM0.46m | 8:12AM0.32m | 8:31PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 270 | 108 | 130 | 151 | 158 | 137 | 382 | 352 | 261 | 90 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 781 | 434 | 306 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | NE 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 367 | 357 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 430 | 132 | 110 | 88 | 8 | 14 | 113 | 89 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 180 | 119 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 9 | — | 2 | 39 | 46 | 43 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 130 | 1020 | 1567 | 1219 | 1031 | 962 | 990 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 415 | 429 | 485 | 222 | 607 | 417 | 158 | 289 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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