Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 117 | 100 | 84 | 84 | 102 | 98 | 88 | 83 | 206 | 435 | 498 | 542 | 522 | 499 | 384 | 367 | 297 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.41m | 2:26AM1.43m | 2:44PM1.57m | 2:53AM1.54m | 3:09PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.34m | 8:30AM0.22m | 8:50PM0.20m | 8:56AM0.10m | 9:18PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 146 | 117 | 100 | 79 | 82 | 102 | 98 | 88 | 83 | 81 | 435 | 498 | 542 | 522 | 499 | 384 | 367 | 115 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 48 | 66 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 206 | 81 | 64 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 41 | 34 | 297 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 10 | E 8 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 102 | 95 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 55 | 21 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 50 | 40 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 65 | 33 | 80 | 104 | 164 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 202 | 202 | 273 | 273 | 44 | 129 |
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