Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
406 | 329 | 271 | 277 | 283 | 289 | 282 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 226 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 221 | 225 | 192 | 150 | 113 | 203 | 199 | 194 | 158 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.67m | 5:03PM1.79m | 5:12AM1.64m | 5:31PM1.75m | 5:42AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM-0.03m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:16AM-0.00m | 11:41PM0.09m | 11:45AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
406 | 329 | 271 | 277 | 283 | 289 | 282 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 226 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 221 | 225 | 192 | 150 | 113 | 203 | 199 | 194 | 158 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 4 | E 5 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
63 | 63 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 96 | 126 | 144 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 53 | 46 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 50 | 88 | 156 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | — |
— | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | SW 2 |
70 | 146 | 175 | 148 | 112 | 101 | 80 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | 34 | 90 | — | 99 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 54 | 10 | 129 | 129 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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