Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
SSW
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)10101014131212121111111110101014999131212129
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504663674224521061572125696370861746939231430725323622921815414513612912756
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
E
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassoffglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
1.70
4:56AM
1.81
5:05PM
1.70
5:25AM
1.82
5:35PM
1.66
5:55AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.05
10:42PM
-0.06
11:03AM
0.01
11:10PM
-0.07
11:33AM
0.03
11:39PM
-0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:45
Sunset--6:50-------6:49-------6:47-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---4---------------48---
Temp. °C252625232222222426262624242323252727262523232224
Feels °C (?)252624242424242727282927272626293030292925262427
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