Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

21.1° C

Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	0	2	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	1100	913	773	773	700	683	614	603	542	478	418	433	433	425	422	530	594	595	506	357	313	332	362
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SSW	SSE	SE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSE	SE	E	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	N	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:23AM1.30m				7:56PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.27m				8:56AM1.07m				9:42PM1.15m
Low Tide				1:28PM0.32m					2:08AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m				2:59AM0.58m				2:59PM0.58m


	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	19	19	18	16	15	15	14	14	18	19	17	16	15	15	15	16	22	25	21	21	19
Feels °C	12	13	18	16	17	15	14	14	12	12	17	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	19	22	20	19	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	1100	913	773	773	700	683	614	603	542	478	418	433	433	425	380	380	594	595	506	357	158	186	176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 13	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12
kJ	52	53	137	277	232	153	126	206	161	153	100	232	326	362	422	530	411	347	311	311	264	255	212
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 10	SSW 11	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	30	51	84	31	70	89	58	16	15	55	153	46	15	15	7	6	9	24	39	—	299	265	209
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SSW 6	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	67	122	1065	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	11	38	72	103	88	313	332	362
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	5	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	273	54	0	0	0	0	0	59	273	134	0	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East	Cintsa West	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mzimpuni	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga		Mzimpuni	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Glen Eden	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays		Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Port St Johns	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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