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Ebalow Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
168 | 196 | 283 | 288 | 288 | 169 | 219 | 356 | 443 | 504 | 484 | 408 | 392 | 341 | 307 | 292 | 560 | 1635 | 2000 | 1718 | 1340 | 1465 | 1660 | 3428 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.05m | 00:20AM1.24m | 12:46PM1.16m | 1:14AM1.38m | 1:34PM1.27m | 1:53AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.57m | 6:49AM0.54m | 6:50PM0.46m | 7:36AM0.41m | 7:34PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
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Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 168 | 111 | 202 | 202 | 168 | 169 | 219 | 356 | 443 | 504 | 484 | 408 | 392 | 341 | 307 | 273 | 234 | 194 | 161 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 1660 | 1717 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 5 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 98 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 196 | 283 | 288 | 288 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | 1 | 116 | 130 | 292 | 560 | 1635 | 2000 | 1718 | 1340 | 1465 | 3476 | 3428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 199 | 356 | 517 | 651 | 940 | 222 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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