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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 Thursday 28 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ebalow today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 3PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
25 | 283 | 96 | 200 | 197 | 17 | 14 | 452 | 8 | 753 | 683 | 110 | 461 | 811 | 706 | 573 | 580 | 478 | 443 | 312 | 236 | 156 | 154 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.32m | 2:24AM1.48m | 2:48PM1.38m | 2:57AM1.51m | 3:20PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.32m | 8:08PM0.35m | 8:40AM0.26m | 8:43PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.22m | 9:17PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 25 | 283 | 96 | 200 | 197 | 243 | 278 | 452 | 617 | 753 | 683 | 565 | 461 | 811 | 706 | 573 | 580 | 478 | 443 | 312 | 236 | 73 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | ENE 5 | SW 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 92 | 6 | 152 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 57 | 156 | 43 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 110 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 129 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 129 | 427 | 656 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 273 | 281 | 273 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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