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Ebalow Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | |
129 | 131 | 87 | 191 | 183 | 127 | 53 | 65 | 156 | 162 | 131 | 128 | 104 | 119 | 86 | 67 | 65 | 74 | 56 | 56 | 145 | 136 | 129 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.44m | 4:00AM1.52m | 4:24PM1.44m | 4:32AM1.50m | 4:56PM1.43m | 5:03AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.27m | 10:12AM0.20m | 10:22PM0.28m | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
 kJ | 67 | 45 | 45 | 191 | 48 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 156 | 162 | 131 | 72 | 76 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 74 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 131 | 87 | 35 | 183 | 127 | 53 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 121 | 82 | 35 | 39 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | SSW 16 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 48 | 14 | 36 | 40 | 82 | 80 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 79 | 69 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 84 | 62 | 47 | 65 | 34 | 24 | 50 | 128 | 104 | 119 | 86 | — | — | 3 | 30 | 77 | 145 | 136 | 129 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 273 | 273 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 202 | 236 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 245 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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