Ebalow Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
21.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
10
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1224
1214
947
683
805
805
515
431
384
342
1103
1070
1189
1170
1116
957
734
617
207
180
200
203
275
221
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21PM1.56m
6:32AM1.44m
7:09PM1.50m
7:19AM1.32m
8:01PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.12m
00:28AM0.28m
12:43PM0.20m
1:19AM0.38m
1:29PM0.29m
2:14AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
19
21
19
17
16
17
17
18
Feels °C
19
17
16
17
14
14
13
12
14
14
16
17
15
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
10
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1224
1214
947
683
805
805
515
431
384
342
1103
1070
1189
1170
1116
957
734
617
207
180
200
87
96
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
16
61
162
298
295
14
14
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
184
123
69
160
160
132
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
16
15
15
15
7
7
2
53
32
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.6
S
7
0.5
NE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
15
29
56
51
123
168
191
272
5
26
74
94
100
203
275
221
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
5
129
54
7
10
10
5
10
10
1009
5
0
0
0
0
0
273
448
448
281
22
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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