Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Holbaai today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Holbaai at 8PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Holbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1904 | 2255 | 2233 | 2515 | 3167 | 4163 | 4554 | 4062 | 3611 | 3149 | 3350 | 3344 | 3452 | 3267 | 3385 | 3420 | 3673 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 4005 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:20AM1.10m | 8:48PM1.23m | 9:52AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.39m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:13PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.44m | 3:47PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1904 | 2255 | 2233 | 2515 | 3167 | 4163 | 4554 | 4062 | 3611 | 3149 | 3350 | 3344 | 3452 | 3267 | 3385 | 3420 | 3673 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 4005 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 41 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 59 | 71 | 40 | 57 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 196 | 342 | 175 | 196 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
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