Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 506 | 482 | 341 | 211 | 140 | 120 | 113 | 101 | 94 | 127 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 121 | 109 | 146 | 254 | 436 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.58m | 4:51PM1.64m | 5:06AM1.51m | 5:16PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:06AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 482 | 341 | 211 | 140 | 120 | 113 | 101 | 94 | 107 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 99 | 109 | 69 | 40 | 80 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 209 | — | 71 | 83 | 59 | 47 | 45 | 72 | 47 | 39 | 34 | 109 | 121 | 81 | 44 | 38 | 94 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 64 | 53 | 56 | 36 | 37 | 25 | 127 | 133 | 107 | 24 | 17 | 52 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 506 | 94 | 57 | 131 | 96 | 85 | 56 | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 146 | 254 | 436 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 70 | 230 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 53 | 250 | 386 | 198 | 17 | 0 |
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