Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 4PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 888 | 704 | 686 | 705 | 443 | 886 | 742 | 596 | 419 | 481 | 435 | 246 | 371 | 405 | 472 | 517 | 626 | 626 | 626 | 586 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.42m | 3:43AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.51m | 4:12AM1.55m | 4:36PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.26m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 496 | 596 | 468 | 450 | 432 | 886 | 742 | 596 | 362 | 481 | 435 | 246 | 371 | 349 | 398 | 517 | 626 | 626 | 626 | 586 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 620 | 25 | 25 | 160 | 443 | 443 | 431 | 419 | 419 | 148 | 312 | 180 | 339 | 405 | 472 | 439 | 474 | 407 | 367 | 362 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 15 | S 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | 537 | 3 | — | 49 | 122 | 140 | 312 | 142 | 165 | 115 | 94 | 94 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 888 | 704 | 686 | 705 | 256 | — | — | — | — | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 628 | 306 | 254 | 219 | 254 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 98 | 17 | 0 |
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