
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1597 | 1354 | 811 | 603 | 548 | 614 | 593 | 963 | 1316 | 1377 | 1183 | 749 | 1490 | 1654 | 1544 | 1275 | 1065 | 748 | 569 | 464 | 358 | 281 | 161 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.23m | 1:33PM1.42m | 1:47AM1.36m | 2:03PM1.57m | 2:19AM1.48m | 2:33PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.40m | 7:45PM0.34m | 7:46AM0.27m | 8:16PM0.19m | 8:17AM0.15m | 8:46PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
1597 | 1354 | 811 | 603 | 548 | 614 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 143 | 24 | 1654 | 1544 | 1275 | 1065 | 748 | 569 | 464 | 358 | 281 | 64 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
81 | 67 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 161 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
37 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 5 | — | 101 | 97 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 593 | 963 | 1316 | 1377 | 1183 | 749 | 1490 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 39 | 74 | 116 | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 608 | 5 | 274 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 417 | 656 | 222 | 273 | 273 | 0 | 22 | 296 | 656 | 415 | 32 | 0 |
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