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Ebalow Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
169 | 191 | 314 | 443 | 504 | 426 | 674 | 392 | 341 | 301 | 275 | 679 | 1376 | 2122 | 1996 | 1775 | 1968 | 3757 | 4065 | 3923 | 2287 | 3531 | 5406 | 6901 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.24m | 12:46PM1.16m | 1:14AM1.38m | 1:34PM1.27m | 1:53AM1.49m | 2:11PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.54m | 6:50PM0.46m | 7:36AM0.41m | 7:34PM0.35m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:09PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
23 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 169 | 191 | 314 | 443 | 504 | 426 | 470 | 392 | 341 | 301 | 262 | 230 | 194 | 161 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 1935 | 1968 | 2047 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 4530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 96 | 94 | — | — | — | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 674 | — | — | 78 | 275 | 679 | 1376 | 2122 | 1996 | 1775 | 1968 | 3757 | 4065 | 3923 | 2287 | 3531 | 5406 | 6901 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 301 | 485 | 651 | 940 | 275 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 222 | 607 | 607 | 222 | 5 |
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