Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

21.1° C

Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	1	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SE 13	S 10	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 16	SE 12	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	396	525	432	311	455	808	1012	1064	1177	913	913	846	761	689	614	551	542	433	425	393	402	386	422
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	E	ESE	ENE	N	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SE	ESE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	E	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						7:18PM1.52m				7:23AM1.30m				7:56PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.27m
Low Tide				12:52PM0.19m				1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m					2:08AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	20	20	19	17	17	17	16	15	19	19	18	16	15	14	14	15	18	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	15	14	19	18	19	16	17	13	13	13	18	17	17	14	14	13	13	14	17	18	18	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11
kJ	396	434	432	311	455	808	1012	1064	1177	913	913	846	761	689	614	551	542	433	425	393	393	386	380
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SE 13	SSE 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 6	SSW 11	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	384	525	204	220	242	162	75	52	52	68	325	237	210	156	132	206	125	119	69	232	402	358	422
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 14	E 10	SW 9	SW 12	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	94	94	257	250	179	75	19	23	30	51	31	31	67	87	58	16	15	55	153	64	15	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SSW 5	SSW 6	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	80	145	1027	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	6	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	273	129	0	0	10	10	0	0	54	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Second Beach (Port St Johns)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)		Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Hole-in-the-Wall	Queensberry Bay	Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Dungeons Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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