Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 584 | 800 | 608 | 673 | 560 | 527 | 475 | 580 | 545 | 401 | 338 | 312 | 307 | 392 | 356 | 300 | 251 | 246 | 240 | 343 | 395 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:49PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 233 | 584 | 800 | 494 | 494 | 421 | 288 | 475 | 580 | 545 | 401 | 338 | 273 | 239 | 392 | 356 | 300 | 251 | 246 | 235 | 57 | 104 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 366 | 297 | 330 | 608 | 673 | 560 | 402 | 203 | 157 | 218 | 295 | 109 | 109 | 307 | 136 | 114 | 80 | 55 | 66 | 193 | 343 | 395 | 415 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 25 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 165 | 50 | 71 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 108 | 328 | 269 | 24 | 193 | 32 | 30 | 130 | 161 | 156 | 94 | 69 | 176 | 43 | 175 | 37 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 256 | 262 | 278 | 356 | 356 | 527 | 276 | 212 | 241 | — | 312 | 312 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 240 | 241 | 64 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 606 | 628 | 628 | 254 | 254 | 628 | 628 | 574 | 606 | 628 | 254 | 628 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 306 | 333 | 198 | 53 |
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