Ebalow surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ebalow today?

The current surf forecast for Ebalow at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Ebalow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)121212999888877956666777878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136129127555676113129153169172157176102163173198260255310337397176273
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
1.77
6:06PM
1.58
6:28AM
1.67
6:39PM
1.45
7:03AM
1.53
7:16PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
-0.03
12:05PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.06
12:39PM
0.19
12:43AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.34
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---5:45-------5:46-------5:46----
Sunset------6:46-------6:45-------6:44-
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thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1-21-135------------141
Temp. °C262524242627262424232324272726252424222426252423
Feels °C (?)312927272929282626252526272625242324222527262624
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