Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 SAST
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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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.5
E
13
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
E
11
1
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
223
151
105
84
145
121
202
261
161
139
124
134
132
129
125
118
116
94
82
82
149
166
173
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
E
10
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38AM1.38m
7:19PM1.36m
7:35AM1.24m
8:30PM1.28m
8:50AM1.12m
9:57PM1.25m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.33m
12:53PM0.30m
1:29AM0.47m
1:51PM0.41m
2:47AM0.57m
3:05PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:09
5:09
5:08
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
22
23
21
20
20
19
20
20
25
25
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
21
21
20
19
19
17
18
18
24
22
20
19
20
18
18
18
20
20
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
13
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
12
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
264
223
151
105
77
53
121
153
176
161
139
124
134
108
89
86
66
94
94
38
38
149
81
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
113
56
80
78
76
121
53
160
116
110
103
100
84
132
129
125
118
51
51
82
82
34
33
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
48
59
74
49
84
45
24
24
86
97
95
87
15
82
81
73
71
116
84
47
45
56
12
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
NE
6
1
E
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
3
8
145
120
202
261
157
106
2
3
5
11
22
55
42
143
166
173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
273
302
418
54
22
0
0
0
0
54
5
38
0
0
0
0
5
5
129
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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