Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 987 | 606 | 601 | 551 | 954 | 1083 | 664 | 580 | 580 | 826 | 826 | 731 | 770 | 670 | 687 | 583 | 599 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.27m | 6:49AM1.14m | 7:04PM1.12m | 7:24AM0.99m | 7:57PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.50m | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:27AM0.65m | 1:34PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 614 | 670 | 606 | 601 | 551 | 93 | 731 | 664 | 580 | 580 | 826 | 73 | 731 | 84 | 82 | 136 | 105 | 466 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 134 | 316 | 341 | 286 | 279 | — | 240 | 210 | 169 | 143 | 90 | 88 | 249 | 46 | 45 | 78 | 12 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 138 | 158 | 147 | 133 | 129 | — | 88 | 113 | 123 | 125 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 355 | 987 | 302 | — | — | 954 | 1083 | — | — | — | — | 826 | — | 770 | 670 | 687 | 583 | 599 | 533 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 274 | 2834 | 430 | 429 | 429 | 644 | 656 | 1035 | 1037 | 222 | 274 | 273 | 222 | 54 | 245 | 273 | 273 | 273 |
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