Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

21.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	0	1	3	2	1	1	3	2	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 13	SE 12	ENE 7	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	603	486	478	418	433	433	425	422	530	594	595	440	364	292	313	251	205	205	373	312	447	267	210	290
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	SE	SE	E	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	N	SW	SW	WSW	W	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.27m				8:56AM1.07m				9:42PM1.15m				10:27AM0.98m
Low Tide		2:08AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m				2:59AM0.58m				2:59PM0.58m				4:13AM0.66m				4:23PM0.67m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	18	19	17	17	16	16	15	16	22	25	21	21	18	16	14	15	19	20	19	19	18
Feels °C	14	13	12	17	18	17	17	16	15	14	13	19	22	21	19	14	12	11	12	18	19	18	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 13	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 7
kJ	603	486	478	418	433	433	425	380	380	594	595	440	364	292	181	158	121	99	373	312	447	267	210	166
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	SSW 6	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 12
kJ	206	161	119	69	232	326	362	422	530	398	386	364	362	269	287	251	205	205	85	50	142	140	110	161
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 12
kJ	16	15	55	153	64	15	15	7	6	7	15	34	—	—	215	209	172	121	169	142	51	32	32	108
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	10	29	53	75	68	161	313	—	10	39	45	82	78	91	122	290
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	415	273	0	0	0	0	0	59	273	129	0	38	10	10	0	5	38	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Glen Eden	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach		Haga-Haga	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Double Mouth	Yellow sands Point	Mntafufu	Barbel Point
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9	5	5	4	4	5	4

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