Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
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Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ebalow sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)7886891010121212667778878791212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160173176213318110255151157937426017721616324039520720222937327353015011216
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
S
15
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
1.88
4:21PM
1.69
4:37AM
1.84
4:56PM
1.65
5:13AM
1.74
5:34PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
-0.04
10:15AM
-0.07
10:21PM
-0.04
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:26AM
0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262424222523222020191819242726262625232227252220
Feels °C (?)232321172019201818171618222626262520171521201919
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