
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1000 | 882 | 802 | 725 | 725 | 653 | 640 | 573 | 533 | 410 | 620 | 558 | 419 | 349 | 308 | 284 | 273 | 319 | 434 | 589 | 686 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.56m | 5:59AM1.41m | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM0.16m | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
1000 | 882 | 802 | 725 | 725 | 653 | 640 | 573 | 533 | 410 | 418 | 377 | 392 | 320 | 178 | 284 | 273 | 319 | 316 | 165 | 335 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
51 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 8 | 56 | 31 | 94 | 63 | — | 56 | 56 | 54 | 308 | 255 | 250 | 290 | 170 | 156 | 209 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 52 | 49 | 74 | 99 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 153 | 329 | 620 | 558 | 419 | 349 | 135 | — | 240 | 269 | 434 | 589 | 686 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 206 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 446 | 628 | 446 | 126 | 250 | 22 | 117 | 254 | 306 | 461 | 428 | 516 |
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