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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 523 | 513 | 657 | 810 | 785 | 1800 | 1553 | 1601 | 510 | 415 | 344 | 300 | 260 | 266 | 227 | 188 | 303 | 301 | 319 | 1762 | 1377 | 874 | 661 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 1.29 | 8:34PM 1.10 | 9:36AM 1.23 | 9:57PM 1.04 | 10:54AM 1.22 | 11:28PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:39PM 0.59 | 2:44AM 0.50 | 4:01PM 0.64 | 3:59AM 0.57 | 5:28PM 0.62 | 5:21AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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