Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 151 | 155 | 342 | 227 | 134 | 108 | 96 | 99 | 72 | 75 | 90 | 93 | 180 | 210 | 201 | 181 | 347 | 96 | 1029 | 2138 | 3790 | 1402 | 1855 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.17m | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:11AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.46m | 12:33PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.59m | 1:26PM0.72m | 2:38AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 27 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 103 | 155 | 140 | 154 | 134 | 108 | 96 | 64 | 40 | 75 | 90 | 93 | 180 | 210 | 201 | 162 | 118 | 96 | 64 | 61 | 2109 | 27 | 1043 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | E 9 | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 116 | 331 | 84 | — | 42 | 60 | 58 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 206 | 200 | 55 | 126 | — | 40 | 181 | 35 | 24 | 12 | — | 42 | — | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 99 | 211 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 100 | 151 | 90 | 342 | 227 | 131 | 89 | 69 | 85 | — | — | 3 | 76 | 128 | 141 | 86 | — | 347 | 253 | 1029 | 2138 | 3790 | 1402 | 1855 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 239 | 222 | 415 | 417 | 129 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 149 | 415 | 415 | 274 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 199 | 641 | 641 | 719 | 607 | 416 | 5 |
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