
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
682 | 408 | 333 | 198 | 359 | 467 | 720 | 608 | 673 | 560 | 490 | 671 | 398 | 528 | 417 | 424 | 546 | 677 | 586 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.38m | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:10PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:49PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.31m | 8:57AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
682 | 408 | 333 | 198 | 227 | 467 | 720 | 452 | 483 | 440 | 372 | 281 | 398 | 528 | 372 | 319 | 226 | 677 | 586 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
44 | 125 | 90 | 101 | 359 | 227 | 238 | 608 | 673 | 560 | 402 | 328 | 181 | 180 | 193 | 109 | 82 | 130 | 161 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 25 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 20 |
14 | 42 | 43 | 103 | 165 | 301 | 330 | 96 | 88 | 115 | — | — | 265 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 65 | 28 | 152 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | 219 | 315 | 490 | 671 | 356 | 327 | 417 | 424 | 546 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 628 | 628 | 203 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 606 | 306 | 628 | 628 |
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