Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holbaai today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holbaai at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Holbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 661 | 573 | 528 | 528 | 563 | 437 | 329 | 360 | 543 | 1105 | 1179 | 1292 | 1367 | 1347 | 1327 | 1235 | 1198 | 1180 | 1077 | 1030 | 937 | 964 | 1010 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.23m | 7:47PM1.37m | 8:14AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.30m | 9:21AM1.07m | 9:45PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.31m | 1:20PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.38m | 2:15PM0.42m | 3:20AM0.43m | 3:18PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 736 | 661 | 573 | 528 | 528 | 563 | 437 | 329 | 297 | 543 | 1105 | 1179 | 1292 | 1367 | 1347 | 1327 | 1235 | 1198 | 1180 | 1077 | 1030 | 937 | 964 | 1010 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 137 | 176 | 360 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 49 | — | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 35 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 2 |
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