Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

21.7° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (24 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	588	1492	1393	1024	710	3387	2781	1257	962	829	665	656	522	515	390	433	440	499	499	491	292	283	233	287
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	SSE	ESE	ENE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	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	11:21PM1.10m				12:30PM1.00m				00:57AM1.13m				1:45PM1.09m				1:57AM1.22m					2:31PM1.20m
Low Tide			6:05AM0.66m				6:21PM0.68m				7:30AM0.58m				7:40PM0.59m					8:19AM0.47m				8:28PM0.49m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	17	17	17	15	15	14	13	13	17	18	17	15	14	13	13	13	18	21	19	17	17
Feels °C	11	9	9	11	11	12	13	13	12	11	11	16	16	16	13	12	11	11	10	14	17	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 19	SSW 18	SE 11	SSW 16	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 6
kJ	88	64	63	332	666	30	2781	351	394	405	415	398	362	395	390	335	300	263	499	491	292	283	233	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ENE 7	SW 20	SE 11	SSW 14	ESE 11	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSW 12
kJ	57	10	104	61	161	47	30	1257	962	829	665	656	522	515	389	433	440	499	235	206	132	74	58	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	SSW 22	NE 7	E 9	SE 11	—	—	SE 11	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 12	SSW 18	—	SSW 16	—	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	12	45	2	2	59	—	—	40	16	2	2	2	2	2	2	23	31	—	25	—	201	155	206	201
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	588	1492	1393	1024	710	3387	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	20	30	115	142	287
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves 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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	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	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	417	476	158	415	129	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	289	0	0	0	0	0	202	427	418	149	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast			Cintsa East		Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point		Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Glen Eden	Glen Eden	Kidds Beach			Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)			4		5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	9	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Bell Block Reef New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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