
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
133 | 221 | 242 | 315 | 341 | 377 | 341 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 208 | 181 | 189 | 257 | 372 | 419 | 408 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.74m | 5:10AM1.57m | 5:27PM1.61m | 5:51AM1.47m | 6:09PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.13m | 11:40PM0.16m | 11:55AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
133 | 221 | 242 | 315 | 341 | 377 | 341 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 208 | 181 | 154 | 131 | 123 | 101 | 101 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
94 | 68 | 61 | 46 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 87 | 83 | 105 | 103 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 32 | 47 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
6 | 6 | 77 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
82 | — | — | 62 | 49 | — | 47 | 64 | 121 | 141 | 156 | 167 | 177 | 189 | 257 | 372 | 419 | 408 | 344 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 656 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 277 | 314 | 314 | 416 | 417 | 476 | 476 | 448 | 448 |
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