
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
833 | 719 | 619 | 760 | 719 | 613 | 567 | 547 | 607 | 635 | 599 | 781 | 684 | 640 | 593 | 552 | 540 | 599 | 612 | 562 | 528 | 528 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.51m | 4:12AM1.55m | 4:36PM1.59m | 4:40AM1.59m | 5:04PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
833 | 719 | 619 | 760 | 719 | 613 | 567 | 547 | 607 | 635 | 599 | 599 | 684 | 640 | 593 | 552 | 540 | 599 | 612 | 562 | 528 | 528 | 539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
431 | 419 | 226 | 312 | 312 | 334 | 339 | 405 | 394 | 446 | 439 | 402 | 367 | 299 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 277 | 172 | 272 | 200 | 111 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | — |
71 | 125 | 419 | 75 | 244 | 287 | 530 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | 48 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 198 | 219 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 98 | 98 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 628 | 628 | 27 | 0 |
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