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Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today?
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 420 | 326 | 246 | 192 | 192 | 286 | 220 | 316 | 334 | 425 | 453 | 645 | 572 | 290 | 277 | 196 | 193 | 133 | 193 | 129 | 133 | 155 | 187 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:03PM 1.24 | 12:39AM 1.10 | 12:57PM 1.29 | 1:30AM 1.17 | 1:41PM 1.35 | 2:11AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:35PM 0.55 | 6:29AM 0.55 | 7:23PM 0.47 | 7:22AM 0.50 | 8:02PM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
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