Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

20.6°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	212	159	121	119	115	86	104	51	50	108	125	98	94	190	73	67	102	100	134	187	243	293	360
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		7:51AM1.21m					8:21PM1.11m				9:46AM1.15m				10:31PM1.05m					11:36AM1.24m
Low Tide					2:05PM0.60m				2:48AM0.56m				4:19PM0.65m				4:48AM0.57m					6:08PM0.56m


	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	4	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21
Feels °C	22	23	20	20	20	19	20	19	19	19	18	19	18	18	19	20	19	18	18	18	19	20	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 9	S 6	E 7	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 6	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	S 8	S 9	E 10	E 7
kJ	212	159	121	99	74	76	61	51	50	40	125	98	94	18	67	65	102	96	56	51	38	68	271
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	E 7	SE 10	E 7	E 11	SSE 6	SW 13	SSE 6	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 10	E 10	—	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 11	S 8	E 10
kJ	19	85	67	68	68	47	47	23	49	108	45	44	37	37	53	60	67	—	27	16	13	21	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SW 13	SE 9	SW 13	SE 5	—	S 6	—	—	—	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	30	11	8	8	21	33	66	40	38	23	44	3	42	7	—	11	—	—	—	9	22	44	126
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 2	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	E 7	SE 6	E 4	E 10	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7
kJ	1	6	34	119	115	86	104	50	—	—	23	54	11	190	73	67	54	100	134	187	243	293	360
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	129	5	417	415	415	129	10	10	10	5	149	202	202	202	202	59	382	356	428	656	273	273	273
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West	Mntafufu				Yellow sands Point	Cintsa East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Igoda	Igoda	Kidds Beach	Kidds Beach	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2				1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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