
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
537 | 502 | 455 | 442 | 500 | 380 | 510 | 307 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 192 | 262 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 197 | 223 | 334 | 149 | 149 | 193 | 191 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.43m | 7:09PM1.53m | 7:20AM1.31m | 7:53PM1.41m | 8:10AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:48PM0.20m | 1:23AM0.34m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:13AM0.45m | 2:18PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 |
537 | 502 | 455 | 442 | 500 | 380 | 510 | 307 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 192 | 262 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 148 | 223 | 184 | 149 | 149 | 120 | 47 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SW 14 |
69 | 68 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 56 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 281 | 334 | 261 | 232 | 193 | 121 | 208 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | S 6 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 87 | 81 | 197 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 191 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NNW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 20 | 29 | 83 | 90 | 69 | 89 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 67 | 86 | — | 1 | 10 | 93 | 110 | 89 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 202 | 202 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 131 | 10 | 0 |
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