Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 79 | 127 | 158 | 232 | 321 | 431 | 602 | 752 | 1024 | 1010 | 890 | 706 | 317 | 342 | 285 | 210 | 203 | 320 | 184 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.67m | 6:14AM1.47m | 6:36PM1.54m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:17PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.07m | 00:13AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:49AM0.30m | 12:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
110 | 79 | 127 | 99 | 94 | 321 | 431 | 602 | 752 | 1024 | 1010 | 890 | 706 | 317 | 342 | 285 | 210 | 203 | 121 | 184 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
21 | 14 | 89 | 158 | 232 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 92 | 54 | 55 | 80 | 91 | 161 | 161 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | NE 8 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 37 | 36 | 169 | — | 11 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 120 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 11 | S 4 | S 11 |
— | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | 31 | 165 | 99 | 5 | 9 | 320 | 25 | 396 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 476 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 129 | 476 | 139 | 54 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 675 | 129 | 0 | 38 |
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