Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 506 | 468 | 372 | 330 | 264 | 37 | 67 | 213 | 195 | 238 | 373 | 297 | 161 | 119 | 147 | 101 | 70 | 73 | 141 | 235 | 81 | 210 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:59AM1.30m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:30AM1.17m | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.44m | 00:23AM0.46m | 12:33PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.59m | 1:26PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 5 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 506 | 468 | 372 | 330 | 264 | 206 | 189 | 98 | 191 | 238 | 190 | 162 | 137 | 108 | 92 | 73 | 42 | 31 | 109 | 93 | 46 | 67 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 116 | 336 | 83 | — | 42 | 39 | 38 | 96 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 9 | 55 | 81 | 210 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 101 | 211 | 200 | 12 | 11 | — | 57 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SE 5 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 37 | 67 | 213 | 195 | 127 | 373 | 297 | 161 | 119 | 147 | — | — | 12 | 141 | 235 | 78 | — | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 239 | 248 | 415 | 417 | 129 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 202 | 430 | 602 | 273 | 22 | 236 |
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