
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
656 | 522 | 515 | 389 | 433 | 514 | 577 | 577 | 484 | 292 | 283 | 233 | 269 | 280 | 287 | 136 | 163 | 793 | 361 | 375 | 285 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.09m | 1:57AM1.22m | 2:31PM1.20m | 2:39AM1.32m | 3:07PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.59m | 8:19AM0.47m | 8:28PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.36m | 9:05PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
346 | 354 | 345 | 345 | 307 | 266 | 577 | 577 | 484 | 292 | 283 | 233 | 107 | 128 | 118 | 97 | 102 | 85 | 50 | 136 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 |
656 | 522 | 515 | 389 | 433 | 514 | 235 | 203 | 152 | 109 | 88 | 208 | 167 | 280 | 242 | 136 | 163 | 55 | 103 | 50 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | — | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 31 | — | 6 | 6 | 147 | 157 | 46 | 269 | 102 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 173 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 20 | 74 | 96 | 247 | 244 | 287 | — | — | 793 | 361 | 375 | 285 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 433 | 427 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 273 | 356 | 54 | 10 |
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