
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
433 | 439 | 704 | 886 | 1121 | 1277 | 1224 | 1214 | 1059 | 683 | 586 | 805 | 515 | 431 | 384 | 342 | 454 | 1189 | 1293 | 1273 | 1213 | 1048 | 814 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.60m | 5:48AM1.54m | 6:21PM1.56m | 6:32AM1.44m | 7:09PM1.50m | 7:19AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.12m | 00:28AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.20m | 1:19AM0.38m | 1:29PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
433 | 439 | 704 | 886 | 1121 | 1277 | 1224 | 1214 | 1059 | 683 | 586 | 805 | 515 | 431 | 384 | 342 | 454 | 1189 | 1293 | 1273 | 1213 | 1048 | 814 | 319 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
38 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 162 | 298 | 295 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 230 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 60 | — | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 115 | 168 | 238 | 310 | 335 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 448 |
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