Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 1AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 829 | 560 | 574 | 826 | 821 | 926 | 784 | 421 | 445 | 422 | 349 | 339 | 295 | 353 | 198 | 201 | 184 | 339 | 470 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:50PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 506 | 413 | 349 | 826 | 821 | 926 | 784 | 421 | 445 | 422 | 349 | 339 | 295 | 353 | 198 | 201 | 163 | 165 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 829 | 560 | 408 | 281 | 203 | 222 | 193 | 327 | 267 | 179 | 196 | 136 | 151 | 73 | 145 | 103 | 73 | 77 | 470 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 111 | 111 | 108 | 317 | 269 | 25 | 22 | 150 | 109 | 111 | 161 | 158 | 73 | 214 | 47 | 197 | 184 | 339 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 219 | 351 | 574 | — | — | 306 | 596 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 222 | 656 | 656 | 634 | 642 | 656 | 656 | 274 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 430 | 273 | 54 | 22 |
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