Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
7
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.4
S
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.7
NE
7
1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
574
1815
2543
4629
4497
5261
4761
3901
6202
4016
3413
2834
2237
1835
1488
1251
978
851
657
469
337
276
222
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:45PM1.21m
6:52AM1.20m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:18PM1.10m
9:42AM1.05m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
2:31PM0.58m
3:34AM0.70m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
18
21
23
20
17
16
16
15
15
21
22
21
18
18
17
17
19
26
28
12
10
10
10
11
12
15
17
15
14
14
14
13
12
19
19
18
15
15
13
13
15
24
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SSE
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
690
515
579
2543
3034
3170
3413
3078
3517
4889
4016
3413
2834
2237
1835
1488
1251
978
851
657
469
337
276
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.1
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
377
574
347
248
163
491
659
1358
1130
48
43
28
27
25
25
24
23
22
22
12
79
117
102
222
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
17
8
7
98
243
163
114
78
56
46
12
45
41
10
10
9
26
25
25
25
34
54
33
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
9
2.3
SW
10
2.5
SSW
11
0.8
WNW
4
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
783
999
1815
26
4629
4497
5261
4761
3901
6202
3
10
15
38
190
201
255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
6
4
8
4
4
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
222
225
187
222
148
38
199
273
222
0
0
0
0
0
0
273
273
22
0
22
22
0
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
8
7
5
5
9
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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