Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hole-in-the-Wall today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hole-in-the-Wall at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hole-in-the-Wall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | 125 | 362 | 534 | 754 | 833 | 949 | 1330 | 1597 | 1327 | 1150 | 1041 | 594 | 1615 | 2187 | 3235 | 4372 | 4182 | 3023 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.22m | 2:26AM1.31m | 2:51PM1.36m | 2:55AM1.43m | 3:17PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.50m | 8:39AM0.35m | 8:51PM0.37m | 9:05AM0.22m | 9:19PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
52 | 43 | 362 | 534 | 754 | 833 | 949 | 1330 | 1597 | 1327 | 1150 | 1041 | 594 | 1615 | 2187 | 3235 | 4372 | 4182 | 3023 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
29 | 125 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 399 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
78 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 254 | 254 | 230 | 230 |
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