Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SAST
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Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
0
3
4
5
5
4
3
1
0
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141314141313131314141717161616161514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)722722577586634561690222124772975321519052709353833762872271623682115158013211171862642
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.43
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
7:30AM
1.21
8:27PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.30
12:50PM
0.35
1:15AM
0.49
1:51PM
0.51
2:45AM
0.65
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--5:35-------5:34-------5:32-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C242423201917161720212018161617171820201918161617
Feels °C (?)242322181611111113141314131415171717161515131314
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