Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 195 | 134 | 108 | 96 | 116 | 70 | 73 | 175 | 235 | 183 | 210 | 238 | 202 | 554 | 467 | 1447 | 1856 | 1818 | 1801 | 2210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:11AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.59m | 1:26PM0.72m | 2:38AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 127 | 134 | 108 | 96 | 92 | 39 | 73 | 175 | 94 | 183 | 210 | 161 | 113 | 144 | 96 | 64 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 1300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SE 4 | SW 15 | SE 5 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 80 | 60 | 38 | 72 | 99 | 70 | 206 | 10 | 55 | 16 | 57 | 225 | 202 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 17 | — | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 15 | — | E 9 | SE 6 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 116 | 211 | 13 | 8 | — | 148 | — | 42 | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 253 | 195 | 119 | 88 | 69 | 50 | 19 | 17 | 144 | 235 | 77 | 145 | 238 | 2 | 554 | 467 | 1447 | 1856 | 1818 | 1801 | 2210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 415 | 607 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 129 | 202 | 415 | 222 | 22 | 7 | 139 | 266 | 428 | 641 | 607 | 607 | 289 | 5 |
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