Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 94 | 183 | 236 | 277 | 245 | 210 | 416 | 680 | 1145 | 1733 | 2226 | 1404 | 913 | 742 | 405 | 316 | 277 | 240 | 165 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:11AM0.97m | 11:02PM0.97m | 12:18PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.72m | 2:38AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.67m | 6:31PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 253 | 86 | 183 | 236 | 277 | 245 | 210 | 123 | 115 | 60 | 42 | 1203 | 854 | 607 | 471 | 405 | 316 | 277 | 240 | 165 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 94 | 84 | — | 78 | 40 | 118 | 22 | 34 | 18 | — | 41 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 49 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SW 15 | SE 6 | — | — | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 55 | 2 | — | — | 78 | 45 | 47 | — | — | — | 14 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 21 | — | 33 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 30 | 189 | 39 | — | — | 416 | 680 | 1145 | 1733 | 2226 | 1404 | 913 | 742 | — | — | — | 62 | 121 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 273 | 289 | 59 | 37 | 54 | 0 | 222 | 429 | 607 | 607 | 130 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 430 | 273 | 277 | 22 |
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