Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 3AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 233 | 582 | 237 | 305 | 233 | 257 | 922 | 300 | 223 | 277 | 867 | 877 | 651 | 778 | 842 | 629 | 650 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.20m | 2:39AM1.32m | 3:07PM1.32m | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:38PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.36m | 9:05PM0.40m | 9:26AM0.26m | 9:37PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 283 | 233 | 129 | 128 | 118 | 94 | 99 | 67 | 49 | 133 | 277 | 867 | 877 | 168 | 778 | 596 | 468 | 650 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 206 | 582 | 237 | 305 | 233 | 257 | 53 | 147 | 223 | 49 | 21 | 107 | 651 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 537 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 6 | — | E 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 211 | 45 | 26 | 106 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 93 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 6 | — | 15 | 443 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 90 | 127 | 238 | 341 | — | — | — | 922 | 300 | 192 | 148 | 124 | — | — | 466 | 842 | 629 | 386 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 305 | 414 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 306 | 1010 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
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