Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
302 | 339 | 470 | 283 | 210 | 235 | 168 | 208 | 245 | 268 | 336 | 320 | 248 | 306 | 248 | 174 | 402 | 596 | 588 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.78m | 4:37AM1.69m | 5:00PM1.81m | 5:09AM1.66m | 5:32PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
49 | 129 | 470 | 147 | 172 | 172 | 100 | 100 | 75 | 102 | 218 | 220 | 171 | 143 | 143 | 121 | 402 | 394 | 410 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
184 | 58 | 30 | 283 | 96 | 75 | 104 | 65 | 64 | 37 | 102 | 77 | 127 | 135 | 141 | 174 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
302 | 339 | 37 | 16 | 207 | 147 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
273 | 51 | 270 | 58 | 210 | 235 | 168 | 208 | 245 | 268 | 336 | 320 | 248 | 306 | 248 | — | — | 596 | 588 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 245 | 167 | 149 | 0 | 22 | 236 | 273 | 273 | 149 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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