Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 512 | 519 | 461 | 443 | 362 | 316 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 425 | 367 | 347 | 479 | 657 | 1014 | 1014 | 730 | 623 | 657 | 652 | 667 | 255 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:52AM1.05m | 00:36AM1.24m | 1:28PM1.20m | 1:50AM1.37m | 2:25PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.59m | 5:54PM0.59m | 7:11AM0.48m | 7:30PM0.46m | 8:12AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 576 | 512 | 519 | 461 | 201 | 362 | 316 | 123 | 144 | 151 | 158 | 367 | 347 | 86 | 66 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 49 | 536 | 255 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 85 | 43 | 65 | 443 | 59 | 62 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 425 | 137 | 106 | 5 | 114 | 87 | 45 | 43 | 58 | 38 | 39 | 46 | 151 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 8 | 4 | 108 | 96 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 35 | 42 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 88 | 48 | 96 | — | 5 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 24 | 479 | 657 | 1014 | 1014 | 730 | 623 | 657 | 652 | 667 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 462 | 516 | 1703 | 683 | 691 | 386 | 386 | 126 | 126 | 37 | 5 | 5 |
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