Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 443 | 362 | 352 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 425 | 367 | 342 | 756 | 791 | 1267 | 1192 | 930 | 825 | 916 | 575 | 371 | 271 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:52AM1.05m | 00:36AM1.24m | 1:28PM1.20m | 1:50AM1.37m | 2:25PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.59m | 7:11AM0.48m | 7:30PM0.46m | 8:12AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 22 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 461 | 192 | 362 | 192 | 127 | 147 | 154 | 131 | 367 | 342 | 86 | 66 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 559 | 371 | 271 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | NE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 443 | 70 | 352 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 425 | 140 | 108 | 8 | 28 | 49 | 48 | 41 | 60 | 40 | 202 | 180 | 42 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 108 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 41 | 33 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 123 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 756 | 791 | 1267 | 1192 | 930 | 825 | 916 | 575 | — | 119 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 972 | 461 | 98 | 683 | 579 | 386 | 386 | 98 | 98 | 22 | 5 | 5 |
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