
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
219 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 147 | 140 | 210 | 75 | 94 | 245 | 201 | 227 | 147 | 186 | 130 | 108 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM0.99m | 1:24PM1.08m | 1:27AM1.14m | 1:53PM1.25m | 1:58AM1.29m | 2:19PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.66m | 7:27PM0.64m | 7:38AM0.50m | 7:57PM0.49m | 8:05AM0.35m | 8:24PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 |
190 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 121 | 81 | 73 | 73 | 106 | 168 | 159 | 147 | 131 | 130 | 108 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 |
219 | 172 | 111 | 104 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 16 | 86 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 186 | 107 | 100 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 61 | 57 | 123 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 34 | 118 | 92 | 85 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 121 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 147 | 140 | 210 | 75 | 94 | 245 | 201 | 227 | — | 2 | 15 | 60 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 129 | 274 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 54 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 273 | 382 | 129 | 10 |
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