Ebalow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.83° S 29.31° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ebalow sea temperature is

20.4° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 14	SE 13	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	325	256	180	222	311	477	535	499	401	384	525	381	311	433	722	843	895	1009	992	841	761	748	678	661
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	S	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	E	ESE	ESE	WNW	W	W	W	W	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			6:10AM1.52m				6:40PM1.62m				6:47AM1.42m				7:18PM1.52m				7:23AM1.30m				7:56PM1.39m
Low Tide	00:10AM0.19m				12:17PM0.09m				00:48AM0.27m				12:52PM0.19m				1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	20	20	19	17	16	16	15	15	18	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	15	14	14	18	18	19	18	16	16	16	14	19	18	19	17	16	14	13	14	17	17	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	325	256	180	123	311	477	535	499	401	335	381	381	311	433	722	843	895	1009	992	841	761	748	678	661
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	S 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	159	156	123	123	127	127	125	96	225	384	525	288	224	218	162	75	50	51	90	237	188	146	235	131
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 13	S 13	SSW 11	SW 11	—	SE 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 14	SE 13	SE 14	E 10	S 10	E 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	ENE 10	E 10
kJ	39	69	55	222	123	140	—	46	96	94	92	218	212	179	75	31	52	30	51	31	31	68	32	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	82	98	—	—	—	—	—	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Rame Head 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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) 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	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	129	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	131	273	135	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Queensberry Bay	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Double Mouth	Barbel Point		Haga-Haga	Queensberry Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

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