Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (25 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (25 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010999999999999109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)408426369369363354347340332332287287282201274234239239210255173137327367
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.46
6:47PM
1.37
7:26AM
1.42
7:33PM
1.28
8:18AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.21
12:48PM
0.38
1:01AM
0.27
1:36PM
0.44
1:46AM
0.34
2:36PM
0.49
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise--4:54-------4:56-------4:56-----
Sunset------7:08-------7:08-------7:09-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------12111221--11111
Temp. °C212020202022222020202021212120202020202020202020
Feels °C (?)222121211920201820212223232119202021202019191919
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