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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | E 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
91 | 83 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 283 | 66 | 264 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 452 | 12 | 753 | 683 | 657 | 461 | 443 | 443 | 678 | 648 | 639 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.25m | 1:49AM1.44m | 2:14PM1.32m | 2:24AM1.48m | 2:48PM1.38m | 2:57AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.32m | 8:08PM0.35m | 8:40AM0.26m | 8:43PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
91 | 83 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 283 | 66 | 264 | 302 | 243 | 278 | 452 | 625 | 753 | 683 | 657 | 461 | 443 | 443 | 678 | 648 | 639 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 19 | ENE 5 | SW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
25 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 92 | 6 | 152 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 27 | 70 | 57 | 34 | 25 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 415 | 273 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 274 | 430 | 656 | 5 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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