
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
418 | 433 | 433 | 425 | 422 | 530 | 594 | 595 | 434 | 362 | 292 | 287 | 295 | 205 | 205 | 346 | 312 | 294 | 475 | 210 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.18m | 8:41PM1.27m | 8:56AM1.07m | 9:42PM1.15m | 10:27AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.45m | 2:59AM0.58m | 2:59PM0.58m | 4:13AM0.66m | 4:23PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
418 | 433 | 433 | 425 | 373 | 380 | 594 | 595 | 434 | 358 | 292 | 153 | 154 | 139 | 123 | 346 | 312 | 294 | 140 | 210 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
69 | 232 | 326 | 362 | 422 | 530 | 449 | 379 | 358 | 362 | 269 | 287 | 251 | 205 | 205 | 85 | 64 | 142 | 47 | 110 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
153 | 64 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | — | — | 215 | 209 | 172 | 121 | 169 | 67 | 67 | 140 | 47 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 65 | 53 | 107 | 278 | 295 | 5 | 33 | 77 | 122 | 71 | 475 | 102 | 158 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 273 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 273 | 158 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 7 | 54 | 10 |
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