
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
514 | 535 | 639 | 588 | 588 | 693 | 442 | 375 | 354 | 303 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 269 | 359 | 313 | 230 | 158 | 158 | 342 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.68m | 4:55AM1.65m | 5:23PM1.71m | 5:33AM1.60m | 6:02PM1.68m | 6:10AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.11m | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:30PM0.13m | 11:42AM0.03m | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 |
514 | 535 | 639 | 588 | 588 | 517 | 442 | 375 | 354 | 290 | 290 | 284 | 239 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 359 | 313 | 230 | 158 | 158 | 342 | 427 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
8 | 9 | 28 | 89 | 153 | 190 | 144 | 86 | 330 | 303 | 277 | 219 | 175 | 107 | 156 | 161 | 269 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 152 | 109 | 158 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 69 | 131 | 57 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 |
6 | — | 83 | — | — | 693 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
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