Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

20.6° C

Ebalow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ebalow today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	708	722	648	580	580	514	535	651	663	588	507	498	426	347	290	288	282	282	237	237	233	217	415	526
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	S	S	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	SSE	SSE	SE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	S	S	S	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off
High Tide		4:14AM1.65m				4:42PM1.68m				4:55AM1.65m					5:23PM1.71m				5:33AM1.60m				6:02PM1.69m
Low Tide				10:26AM0.02m				10:48PM0.10m					11:05AM0.00m				11:30PM0.12m				11:42AM0.03m


	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	20	19	17	17	16	16	16	20	20	18	17	16	16	16	16	20	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	14	14	13	17	19	18	16	16	15	15	15	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	18	18	18	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	708	722	648	580	580	514	535	651	663	588	507	498	426	347	290	288	282	282	237	237	233	192	415	526
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	E 10	E 10
kJ	30	19	17	17	17	8	6	8	26	64	134	111	145	140	253	229	222	138	125	81	135	217	192	196
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 9	S 20	S 8	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 18	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSE 11	SE 10	S 10	S 10	SW 14	SSW 14	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	6	7	6	11	11	10	16	9	7	12	26	40	84	11	4	2	2	33	21	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	9	3	6	5	6	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	9	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Glen Eden
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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