
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 140 | 146 | 116 | 133 | 104 | 117 | 125 | 112 | 120 | 119 | 99 | 135 | 177 | 71 | 388 | 388 | 263 | 220 | 186 | 166 | 144 | 112 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40AM1.59m | 4:51PM1.64m | 5:06AM1.51m | 5:16PM1.53m | 5:32AM1.41m | 5:41PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:06AM0.20m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
163 | 140 | 146 | 116 | 133 | 104 | 62 | 117 | 112 | 120 | 82 | 99 | 63 | 51 | 71 | 54 | 78 | 263 | 220 | 186 | 151 | 144 | 112 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
79 | 83 | 45 | 41 | 37 | 58 | 117 | 54 | 43 | 33 | 119 | 84 | 57 | 60 | 29 | 127 | 101 | 39 | 118 | 106 | 144 | 155 | 85 | 261 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | SW 10 | — | SW 16 | SW 13 |
21 | 51 | 56 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 98 | 125 | 109 | 79 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 4 | — | 133 | 190 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
106 | 115 | 71 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 135 | 177 | 53 | 388 | 388 | — | 29 | 155 | 166 | 82 | 43 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 296 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 59 | 281 | 273 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 273 | 417 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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