Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 562 | 402 | 332 | 273 | 226 | 226 | 180 | 176 | 136 | 144 | 378 | 425 | 487 | 440 | 373 | 425 | 425 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.56m | 6:38AM1.37m | 6:59PM1.42m | 7:06AM1.24m | 7:29PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.30m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:09AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 435 | 410 | 402 | 332 | 273 | 226 | 226 | 180 | 176 | 136 | 136 | 378 | 425 | 487 | 440 | 373 | 425 | 170 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 59 | 54 | 184 | 41 | 37 | 18 | 67 | 24 | 57 | 70 | 39 | 133 | 103 | 135 | 101 | — | 73 | 425 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 79 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 60 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 562 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 281 | 142 | — | 857 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 0 | 63 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 126 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 170 | 258 | 97 | 53 | 219 |
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