Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
144 | 136 | 136 | 257 | 501 | 561 | 440 | 440 | 425 | 419 | 845 | 313 | 327 | 606 | 496 | 223 | 1571 | 2034 | 1913 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.42m | 7:06AM1.24m | 7:29PM1.27m | 7:37AM1.10m | 8:07PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:42AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
144 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 501 | 561 | 440 | 440 | 425 | 119 | 100 | 313 | 273 | 283 | 259 | 196 | 1571 | 2034 | 1913 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
57 | 31 | 49 | 257 | 106 | 135 | 101 | — | 74 | 419 | — | 87 | 64 | 215 | 164 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | — | NE 7 | — |
23 | 60 | 106 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | 49 | 33 | 71 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
29 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 169 | 281 | 128 | — | 845 | 265 | 327 | 606 | 496 | 223 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 305 | 97 | 41 | 206 | 414 | 258 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
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