Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 535 | 514 | 416 | 551 | 384 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 221 | 180 | 171 | 136 | 133 | 134 | 389 | 413 | 373 | 373 | 316 | 325 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.57m | 6:38AM1.37m | 6:59PM1.42m | 7:06AM1.24m | 7:29PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.15m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:08AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 535 | 514 | 416 | 400 | 384 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 221 | 180 | 171 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 389 | 413 | 373 | 373 | 316 | 188 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 51 | 44 | 38 | 19 | 41 | 66 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 134 | 130 | 103 | 101 | — | 55 | 325 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | — | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | — | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 15 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | 12 | 29 | 8 | — | 35 | 20 | 60 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 551 | — | 31 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 122 | 155 | 275 | 581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 273 | 273 | 0 | 129 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 202 | 273 | 149 | 0 | 139 |
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