Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 2PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 112mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 640 | 586 | 533 | 468 | 732 | 435 | 385 | 385 | 367 | 317 | 346 | 434 | 630 | 705 | 551 | 829 | 925 | 1080 | 1168 | 1151 | 1043 | 866 | 994 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | 6:49AM1.13m | 7:04PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | 00:49AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 12 | S 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 640 | 586 | 533 | 468 | 418 | 435 | 385 | 385 | 367 | 302 | 346 | 336 | 484 | 533 | 173 | 133 | 127 | 93 | 115 | 885 | 123 | 112 | 994 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 51 | 95 | 25 | 732 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 145 | 434 | 234 | 173 | 164 | — | — | — | — | 163 | — | 125 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 87 | 84 | — | 5 | 313 | 74 | 136 | 57 | 88 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 246 | 374 | 350 | 383 | 298 | 286 | 317 | 169 | — | 630 | 705 | 551 | 829 | 925 | 1080 | 1168 | 1151 | 1043 | 866 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 305 | 446 | 462 | 446 | 126 | 126 | 86 | 129 | 150 | 1015 | 22 | 462 | 516 | 628 | 428 | 461 | 516 | 1012 | 1013 | 628 | 306 |
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