Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
1
E
1.2
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
S
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)12128711810888913131211111211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1641451811331731182631031039896356484393217167236173170173167158156153
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
1.16
1:23PM
1.19
1:52AM
1.35
2:07PM
1.34
2:28AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.56
7:35PM
0.44
8:07AM
0.39
8:13PM
0.29
8:41AM
0.25
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise---6:09-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------6:04-------6:02-------6:00-
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------242------111111---
Temp. °C252524262625222121222121222322212222222225252423
Feels °C (?)282726282525212222232223242424232425252426252323
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