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Hole-in-the-Wall surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Hole-in-the-Wall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hole-in-the-Wall sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | |
183 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 212 | 186 | 178 | 120 | 113 | 148 | 156 | 138 | 126 | 120 | 127 | 76 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.42m | 3:29AM1.52m | 3:52PM1.44m | 4:00AM1.51m | 4:24PM1.44m | 4:32AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.28m | 9:41AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.27m | 10:12AM0.20m | 10:22PM0.28m | 10:44AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 22 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
130 | 123 | 107 | 101 | 84 | 67 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 186 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 26 | 156 | 138 | 126 | 61 | 78 | 53 | 40 | 69 | 37 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | SE 8 |
183 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 35 | 35 | 178 | 120 | 113 | 148 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 120 | 81 | 76 | 37 | 84 | 19 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 85 | 14 | 77 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 59 | 77 | 110 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 25 | 40 | 45 | 119 | 127 | 120 | 95 | — | — | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 305 | 305 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 |
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