Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 311 | 477 | 535 | 499 | 401 | 384 | 525 | 432 | 311 | 433 | 808 | 956 | 1117 | 841 | 841 | 786 | 773 | 700 | 614 | 723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.62m | 6:47AM1.42m | 7:18PM1.52m | 7:23AM1.30m | 7:56PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:48AM0.27m | 12:52PM0.19m | 1:27AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 311 | 477 | 535 | 499 | 401 | 338 | 381 | 432 | 311 | 433 | 808 | 956 | 1117 | 841 | 841 | 786 | 773 | 700 | 614 | 723 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 225 | 384 | 525 | 288 | 277 | 247 | 167 | 75 | 52 | 268 | 433 | 351 | 213 | 122 | 294 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 222 | 123 | 140 | — | 46 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 218 | 253 | 179 | 75 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 70 | 68 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 5 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 84 | 516 | 1335 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 273 | 0 | 0 |
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