Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)141413131371313121212121212121010101212912118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4873789582221952091495605254334264054384374292182081632221252529184118
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.73
4:59AM
1.88
5:13PM
1.68
5:31AM
1.80
5:46PM
1.59
6:05AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
-0.07
10:44PM
-0.09
11:10AM
-0.04
11:15PM
-0.03
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.07
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07
Sunset--6:14-------6:13-------6:12-----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----112111211------2----
Temp. °C292624232120192020202020202021222525242323242423
Feels °C (?)312422211920192121212122212122232525242325272522
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