Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 588 | 507 | 498 | 426 | 347 | 312 | 288 | 282 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 307 | 355 | 275 | 206 | 156 | 222 | 448 | 480 | 535 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.71m | 5:33AM1.60m | 6:02PM1.69m | 6:10AM1.52m | 6:40PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:42AM0.03m | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 588 | 507 | 498 | 426 | 347 | 290 | 288 | 282 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 196 | 355 | 275 | 206 | 156 | 156 | 448 | 480 | 535 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 113 | 180 | 176 | 134 | 140 | 312 | 282 | 222 | 178 | 125 | 109 | 154 | 201 | 307 | 196 | 192 | 156 | 146 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 69 | 55 | 222 | 47 | 140 | 73 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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