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Ebalow Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
4212 | 1261 | 2951 | 4095 | 3636 | 3014 | 2716 | 2576 | 2115 | 1682 | 1321 | 1127 | 975 | 632 | 538 | 424 | 334 | 295 | 312 | 645 | 645 | 574 | 520 | 383 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.28m | 7:30AM1.21m | 8:27PM1.15m | 9:07AM1.06m | 10:42PM1.13m | 11:27AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.49m | 1:51PM0.51m | 2:45AM0.65m | 3:37PM0.61m | 5:18AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 14 | 1261 | 2951 | 4095 | 3636 | 3014 | 2716 | 2576 | 2115 | 1682 | 1321 | 1127 | 975 | 632 | 538 | 424 | 334 | 258 | 189 | 346 | 373 | 374 | 333 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 104 | 77 | 79 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4212 | 737 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 20 | 46 | 61 | 76 | 106 | 144 | 255 | 298 | 295 | 312 | 645 | 645 | 574 | 520 | 383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 972 | 273 | 273 | 167 | 239 | 239 | 276 | 427 | 427 | 448 | 182 | 149 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 129 | 273 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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