Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 May 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
1.4
NE
6
0.5
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
72
79
75
69
91
90
88
110
80
86
98
74
74
110
178
459
525
449
261
156
114
40
56
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM1.08m
11:19PM1.27m
11:48AM1.11m
00:22AM1.33m
12:49PM1.18m
1:09AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.53m
5:50AM0.56m
5:47PM0.50m
6:49AM0.48m
6:44PM0.46m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
21
22
21
20
19
19
20
21
26
24
21
20
20
20
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
17
17
17
21
21
21
20
18
17
18
19
25
22
21
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
72
71
71
75
69
91
90
88
110
80
86
98
74
74
51
61
85
525
449
261
63
40
40
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
75
72
79
48
48
47
47
30
30
29
29
28
15
62
74
54
459
75
64
62
156
114
75
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
E
9
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
10
6
15
15
14
39
40
43
27
26
25
25
40
15
106
178
54
35
33
32
16
16
37
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
13
32
110
142
145
2
5
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
22
273
202
22
0
0
0
0
59
273
273
22
0
0
0
0
0
273
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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