Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ebalow today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | S 11 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 307 | 510 | 438 | 325 | 256 | 180 | 225 | 311 | 480 | 535 | 499 | 342 | 338 | 441 | 388 | 286 | 563 | 722 | 814 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.69m | 6:10AM1.52m | 6:40PM1.62m | 6:47AM1.42m | 7:18PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:48AM0.27m | 12:52PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 196 | 510 | 438 | 325 | 256 | 180 | 123 | 311 | 480 | 535 | 499 | 342 | 338 | 441 | 388 | 238 | 563 | 722 | 814 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 307 | 196 | 196 | 159 | 156 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 222 | 313 | 418 | 215 | 229 | 242 | 162 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 39 | 69 | 55 | 225 | 123 | 140 | — | 46 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 218 | 286 | 71 | 77 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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