Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 791 | 759 | 865 | 823 | 421 | 436 | 426 | 349 | 339 | 276 | 210 | 205 | 199 | 302 | 339 | 470 | 302 | 292 | 210 | 125 | 220 | 247 | 226 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:50PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | 4:37AM1.69m | 5:00PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 281 | 759 | 865 | 823 | 421 | 436 | 426 | 349 | 339 | 276 | 210 | 205 | 96 | 67 | 69 | 241 | 222 | 223 | 210 | 125 | 98 | 75 | 102 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 333 | 203 | 222 | 150 | 148 | 267 | 206 | 196 | 151 | 147 | 122 | 116 | 197 | 184 | 339 | 470 | 283 | 207 | 147 | 44 | 65 | 64 | 37 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SW 25 | S 16 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 269 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 109 | 107 | 161 | 158 | 50 | 73 | 154 | 45 | 302 | 122 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 104 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 791 | — | — | 313 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 199 | 257 | — | 302 | 292 | 34 | 101 | 220 | 247 | 226 | 284 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 642 | 222 | 642 | 656 | 656 | 656 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 430 | 273 | 54 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 22 | 236 | 273 | 273 | 149 | 22 |
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