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Ebalow Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
254 | 139 | 136 | 175 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 244 | 116 | 191 | 188 | 149 | 112 | 81 | 110 | 78 | 75 | 81 | 137 | 132 | 119 | 123 | 119 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.24m | 8:30PM1.28m | 8:50AM1.12m | 9:57PM1.25m | 10:24AM1.08m | 11:19PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.41m | 2:47AM0.57m | 3:05PM0.50m | 4:24AM0.61m | 4:31PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 154 | 139 | 121 | 175 | 106 | 86 | 68 | 244 | 116 | 191 | 188 | 149 | 112 | 81 | 110 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 137 | 132 | 119 | 123 | 119 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 103 | 136 | 84 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 71 | 47 | 50 | 47 | 29 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 78 | 75 | 81 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SW 16 | SE 13 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 95 | 87 | 14 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 18 | 69 | 25 | 40 | 63 | 44 | 15 | 53 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 39 | 41 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | 254 | — | — | 103 | — | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 274 | 202 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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