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Ebalow Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | |
461 | 443 | 773 | 669 | 580 | 268 | 529 | 133 | 131 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 138 | 131 | 99 | 87 | 146 | 138 | 127 | 87 | 68 | 156 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.38m | 2:57AM1.51m | 3:20PM1.42m | 3:29AM1.52m | 3:52PM1.44m | 4:00AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.22m | 9:17PM0.28m | 9:41AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.27m | 10:12AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 26 |
18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 461 | 443 | 773 | 669 | 580 | 268 | 529 | 133 | 131 | 135 | 120 | 113 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 146 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 39 | 37 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 203 | 189 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 138 | 131 | 99 | 87 | 34 | 138 | 127 | 82 | 85 | 156 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 16 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | 49 | — | 34 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 64 | 75 | 98 | 92 | 87 | 68 | 57 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 273 | 273 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 236 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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