Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (12 May)6ft (1.9m)13s

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 Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
6
2
0
5
9
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
607
1405
1650
1241
1657
1249
1943
1464
983
1044
4692
3868
5391
6761
8133
2452
1966
1610
1312
1047
909
814
723
639
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
SE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:32PM1.21m
00:56AM1.45m
1:21PM1.33m
1:39AM1.59m
2:04PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.41m
7:17AM0.33m
7:17PM0.29m
7:58AM0.19m
8:01PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
24
24
28
28
24
25
25
25
24
23
25
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
18
17
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
14
12
12
13
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
Energy kJ
607
1405
1650
1241
1657
1249
1943
1464
983
1044
1886
3982
2452
1966
1610
1312
1047
909
814
723
639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
SSW
18
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
S
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
28
26
29
22
14
348
13
10
9
9
72
1
1
1
25
50
98
231
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
NE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
13
14
5
4
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
W
3
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
6
4
5
4692
3868
5391
6761
8133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
22
22
22
32
10
0
0
0
0
5
228
940
719
607
0
0
0
0
10
54
222
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
9
6
4
5
4
4
6
9
5
5
4
7
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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