Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 314 | 307 | 294 | 245 | 245 | 268 | 305 | 299 | 184 | 145 | 258 | 929 | 330 | 314 | 226 | 193 | 214 | 724 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.52m | 7:20AM1.31m | 7:53PM1.41m | 8:10AM1.18m | 8:55PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.34m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:13AM0.45m | 2:18PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 520 | 314 | 307 | 294 | 245 | 245 | 268 | 305 | 299 | 184 | 145 | 148 | 223 | 184 | 149 | 149 | 90 | 92 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 66 | 45 | 33 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 56 | 31 | 45 | 37 | 339 | 330 | 314 | 226 | 193 | 214 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 87 | 119 | 258 | 49 | — | 30 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 54 | 62 | 97 | 72 | 80 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 63 | 63 | 83 | 68 | 929 | 80 | 127 | 98 | 73 | 71 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 22 | 446 | 126 | 22 | 97 |
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