Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
SSW
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)8121212778888121212877677810888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19113112310610410813815119019522021221019120319722517115912125013110098
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
1.07
10:48PM
1.01
12:01PM
1.05
1:00AM
1.16
1:23PM
1.19
1:52AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.62
3:36PM
0.67
5:25AM
0.71
6:32PM
0.61
7:21AM
0.56
7:35PM
0.44
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----6:07-------6:05-------6:04---
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1-----422-
Temp. °C212124242323222222222527252424242426272522202121
Feels °C (?)202024242526252524232628272727272629282522202222
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