
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
494 | 741 | 324 | 168 | 140 | 120 | 116 | 99 | 104 | 117 | 145 | 138 | 148 | 119 | 123 | 138 | 211 | 90 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.59m | 4:51PM1.64m | 5:06AM1.51m | 5:16PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.05m | 10:40AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:06AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 |
82 | 483 | 324 | 168 | 140 | 120 | 116 | 99 | 104 | 48 | 145 | 138 | 148 | 107 | 123 | 78 | 51 | 90 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | 81 | — | 73 | 83 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 58 | 117 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 119 | 84 | 57 | 42 | 45 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
— | — | — | 51 | 51 | 56 | 35 | 37 | 8 | 98 | 125 | 109 | 78 | 17 | 50 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
494 | 741 | 40 | 115 | 117 | 110 | 82 | 77 | 72 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 138 | 211 | 55 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 38 | 199 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 5 | 129 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 22 | 273 | 417 | 167 | 0 | 22 |
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