Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1635 | 1068 | 892 | 1121 | 697 | 1687 | 2766 | 4528 | 5430 | 4760 | 3672 | 2725 | 1928 | 1633 | 1419 | 1018 | 1115 | 784 | 747 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.37m | 2:56AM1.44m | 3:17PM1.50m | 3:23AM1.54m | 3:43PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.37m | 9:05AM0.22m | 9:19PM0.25m | 9:30AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1635 | 1068 | 892 | 1121 | 697 | 1687 | 2766 | 4528 | 5430 | 4760 | 3672 | 2725 | 1928 | 1633 | 1419 | 1018 | 1115 | 784 | 747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 20 | SSW 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 50 | 69 | 427 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 204 | 225 | 45 | 440 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 59 | 138 | 200 | 306 | 513 | 712 | 751 | 705 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 430 | 430 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 245 | 273 | 427 | 433 | 602 | 427 | 415 |
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