Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | E 5 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 66 | 114 | 132 | 176 | 372 | 568 | 329 | 249 | 217 | 211 | 211 | 181 | 192 | 165 | 179 | 133 | 221 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.83m | 3:57AM1.67m | 4:12PM1.81m | 4:32AM1.64m | 4:48PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM-0.05m | 9:57AM-0.01m | 10:25PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 24 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 120 | 18 | 329 | 249 | 217 | 211 | 211 | 181 | 192 | 165 | 179 | 133 | 221 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 207 | 207 | 202 | 159 | 133 | 133 | 107 | 87 | 6 | 80 | 4 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 66 | 99 | 132 | 176 | 372 | 568 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 108 | 134 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 396 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 274 | 307 | 641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 59 | 274 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 22 |
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