Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 431 | 602 | 911 | 983 | 1010 | 890 | 706 | 261 | 342 | 253 | 210 | 380 | 180 | 202 | 478 | 284 | 1528 | 2170 | 2402 | 2371 | 820 | 1256 | 1021 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:14AM1.47m | 6:36PM1.54m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:17PM1.38m | 7:37AM1.17m | 8:19PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:49AM0.30m | 12:55PM0.33m | 1:35AM0.46m | 1:46PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 321 | 431 | 602 | 911 | 983 | 1010 | 890 | 706 | 261 | 342 | 253 | 210 | 75 | 143 | 184 | 149 | 168 | 168 | 139 | 44 | 1902 | 573 | 1256 | 1021 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 54 | 17 | 94 | 12 | 180 | 202 | 87 | 49 | — | — | 46 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | SE 4 | SSW 15 | SE 4 | E 8 | NNE 8 | — | NE 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 6 | 169 | 3 | 51 | 6 | — | 30 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 24 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | NE 8 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 17 | — | 45 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 380 | 36 | 38 | 478 | 284 | 1528 | 2170 | 2402 | 2371 | 820 | 826 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 656 | 139 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 54 | 656 | 245 | 7 | 1673 | 1673 | 940 | 222 | 1913 | 2834 | 1673 | 1037 | 656 |
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