Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
231 | 226 | 217 | 176 | 176 | 184 | 192 | 192 | 150 | 113 | 86 | 103 | 132 | 158 | 229 | 321 | 431 | 508 | 742 | 752 | 983 | 822 | 687 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.75m | 5:42AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.67m | 6:14AM1.47m | 6:36PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM-0.00m | 11:41PM0.09m | 11:45AM0.07m | 00:13AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
231 | 226 | 217 | 176 | 176 | 184 | 192 | 192 | 150 | 113 | 86 | 103 | 132 | 129 | 99 | 321 | 431 | 508 | 742 | 752 | 983 | 822 | 687 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
141 | 110 | 79 | 55 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 21 | 89 | 158 | 229 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 92 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 9 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 167 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 129 | 139 | 139 | 139 |
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