
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
337 | 390 | 357 | 286 | 202 | 172 | 133 | 136 | 138 | 226 | 257 | 287 | 509 | 669 | 666 | 740 | 367 | 363 | 329 | 315 | 666 | 1136 | 1125 | 499 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17AM1.61m | 3:31PM1.78m | 3:46AM1.64m | 3:59PM1.78m | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:45AM0.02m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:13AM0.05m | 10:34PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
337 | 390 | 357 | 286 | 106 | 108 | 115 | 31 | 120 | 117 | 257 | 239 | 229 | 186 | 512 | 465 | 367 | 363 | 329 | 82 | 98 | 727 | 724 | 499 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 5 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
133 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 202 | 172 | 133 | 120 | 34 | 226 | 85 | 71 | 3 | 26 | 257 | 261 | 239 | 154 | 147 | 101 | — | 82 | 56 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | S 7 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 |
48 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 136 | 138 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 88 | 98 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 |
9 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | 43 | 49 | 161 | 287 | 509 | 669 | 666 | 740 | — | — | 1 | 315 | 666 | 1136 | 1125 | 309 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 139 | 167 | 273 | 239 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 236 | 476 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 57 | 59 | 202 | 129 | 38 | 129 |
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