Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (25 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
91
90
88
110
80
86
98
74
74
84
92
459
397
339
261
118
32
37
56
121
70
66
64
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:19PM1.27m
11:48AM1.11m
00:22AM1.33m
12:49PM1.18m
1:09AM1.39m
1:35PM1.25m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.53m
5:50AM0.56m
5:47PM0.50m
6:49AM0.48m
6:44PM0.46m
7:32AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
21
23
21
20
19
19
19
20
27
25
21
20
20
19
18
18
22
22
19
19
19
17
17
17
20
21
20
20
17
17
16
17
25
23
21
20
20
20
19
19
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
69
91
90
88
110
80
86
98
74
74
39
45
50
397
339
261
44
32
33
26
121
70
66
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
48
47
47
46
30
29
29
28
15
62
74
54
459
55
59
21
118
84
75
13
26
26
25
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
9
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
14
8
40
43
27
26
25
25
64
15
104
103
52
35
33
25
21
23
37
56
20
20
43
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
6
20
36
84
92
112
167
56
4
11
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
202
22
0
0
0
0
59
273
273
54
5
0
0
0
0
273
5
5
0
0
0
0
202
415
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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