Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
261
118
33
61
26
31
58
91
60
56
38
36
27
26
286
66
200
195
26
40
47
447
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:49PM1.18m
1:09AM1.39m
1:35PM1.25m
1:49AM1.44m
2:14PM1.32m
2:24AM1.48m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.46m
7:32AM0.40m
7:30PM0.40m
8:08AM0.32m
8:08PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
25
25
21
20
19
19
20
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
18
18
22
22
22
24
23
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
339
261
44
33
35
25
31
58
91
60
56
38
36
11
26
286
66
200
195
243
278
376
447
617
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
SW
18
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
41
21
118
84
61
26
26
26
17
16
18
17
7
27
10
6
152
15
26
9
18
15
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
34
25
21
23
37
37
35
20
31
19
23
34
16
16
92
15
5
3
4
26
6
6
11
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
56
1
9
19
51
58
23
29
4
6
9
40
47
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
9
273
38
10
0
5
5
0
202
281
202
54
0
5
5
0
5
129
5
5
0
22
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ebalow surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest