Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Feb 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.4
NE
0.9
SSE
1.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)10141391313121212999988868667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25323622917314714513612912756567694108102102128104155350444471485512
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassonononglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.66
5:55AM
1.77
6:06PM
1.58
6:28AM
1.67
6:39PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.03
11:39PM
-0.03
12:05PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.06
12:39PM
0.19
12:43AM
0.19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-5:43-------5:45-------5:46------
Sunset----6:47-------6:46-------6:45---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242628282726252424252727262524232324282727252323
Feels °C (?)262930303030292727283030292827252525272424242224
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