Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 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
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
2
0
0
3
4
5
5
5
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)141313131314151717161616161514141413131312777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)779418223103287369714472784381133763100271623682115168213211127862642538424334227323366
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
7:30AM
1.21
8:27PM
1.15
9:07AM
1.06
10:42PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.35
1:15AM
0.49
1:51PM
0.51
2:45AM
0.65
3:37PM
0.61
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:31---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171721212017161616161919201817161617222422212019
Feels °C (?)121114131213131415151715151414131313171918181918
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